Space.com Asteroids Scarred by Solar System’s Violent YouthDiscovery NewsArtist’s impression of Jupiter’s migration through the solar system, sweeping asteroids out of stable orbits, sending them careening into one another. As the gas giant planets migrated, they stirred the contents of…
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ICANN Labs takes a breather to focus on new ICANN website – Domain Name Wire
ICANN Labs takes a breather to focus on new ICANN websiteDomain Name WireThe four experiments run within ICANN Labs were instrumental in helping us understand what would work for a new ICANN website that seeks to not only inform concerned…
Asteroid Diversity Points to a "Snow Globe" Solar System – Space Fellowship
Space Fellowship Asteroid Diversity Points to a “Snow Globe” Solar SystemSpace FellowshipIn this artist’s conception, Jupiter’s migration through the solar system has swept asteroids out of stable orbits, sending them careening into one another. As the gas giant planets migrated,…
'Rogue' asteroids may be the norm – MIT News
Space.com ‘Rogue’ asteroids may be the normMIT NewsIn the 1980s, scientists’ view of the solar system’s asteroids was essentially static: Asteroids that formed near the sun remained near the sun; those that formed farther out stayed on the outskirts. But…
How Much Should We Really Worry About Asteroids? – Mashable
How Much Should We Really Worry About Asteroids?MashableTracking asteroids and patrolling the skies is a fascinating field — one that blends traditional science with the imagination-capturing realm of space rocks. The tales we heard in a story we published on…
Russia, US mulling over diversion of asteroid hazard – Russia Beyond The Headlines
Russia, US mulling over diversion of asteroid hazardRussia Beyond The HeadlinesRussia and the United States will pool efforts in the creation of asteroid diversion techniques. Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov said in a video link with the administrator of…
ICANN CEO sets off explosion of new Internet names (Q&A) – CNET
ICANN CEO sets off explosion of new Internet names (Q&A)CNETThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit organization, oversees the domain-name expansion and the core Internet technology called the Domain Name System that makes it tick. Chehade…
The Hunt for Killer Asteroids – Mashable
The Hunt for Killer AsteroidsMashable… spacecraft’s gravitational pull to nudge an asteroid off its course. While specifics about asteroid tracking and prevention continue to be fuzzy, the lingering question remains: When it’s our entire civilization at risk, is it better…
ICANN makes progress on data retention waivers for domain name registrars – Domain Name Wire
ICANN makes progress on data retention waivers for domain name registrarsDomain Name WireICANN published today the first preliminary determination on a registrar’s request to change the data retention requirements in the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The 2013 RAA requires…
Speaker Peter Brown: Impact Hazard from Small Asteroids – University of Central Florida
Speaker Peter Brown: Impact Hazard from Small AsteroidsUniversity of Central FloridaA year ago a small asteroid exploded without warning with the force of 500,000 tons of TNT over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Dr. Peter Brown is one of the leading experts on…