RedOrbit Countdown Starts For NASA’s Mission To Asteroid BennuRedOrbitOn Tuesday, NASA announced that it had started the countdown for OSIRIS-REx, the space agency’s mission to collect a physical sample from a distant asteroid. “This is a pioneering effort, both technologically…
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Watery asteroid in dying star points to habitable exoplanets – YottaFire
Watery asteroid in dying star points to habitable exoplanetsYottaFireAstronomers have found the shattered remains of an asteroid that contained huge amounts of water orbiting an exhausted star, or white dwarf. This suggests that the star GD 61 and its planetary…
Looks Like a Comet But Feels Like an Asteroid? That's Wild! (Op-Ed) – Space.com
Space.com Looks Like a Comet But Feels Like an Asteroid? That’s Wild! (Op-Ed)Space.comComet ISON’s fate has left many sad. For the public, the comet could have made for a spectacular view in December. For scientists, it would have been a…
Watch Young the Giant Dodge Asteroids in 'Crystallized' Video – KROQ
Watch Young the Giant Dodge Asteroids in ‘Crystallized’ VideoKROQFrontman Sameer Gadhia sings, “When the beat of my drum meets the beat of your heart/You know I couldn’t love any other,” as asteroids collide right outside his shattered window. In honor…
Watch Young the Giant Dodge Asteroids in 'Crystallized' Video – Radio.com News
Watch Young the Giant Dodge Asteroids in ‘Crystallized’ VideoRadio.com NewsFrontman Sameer Gadhia sings, “When the beat of my drum meets the beat of your heart/You know I couldn’t love any other,” as asteroids collide right outside his shattered window. In…
Looks like a comet but feels like an asteroid? That's wild! – Phys.Org
Economic Times Looks like a comet but feels like an asteroid? That’s wild!Phys.OrgAnalysis of these grains revealed them to be high-temperature rock minerals, indistinguishable from those commonly found in asteroids, their presence indicated an inner solar system origin. But 81P/Wild2…
Looks like a comet but feels like an asteroid? That's wild! – The Conversation
Looks like a comet but feels like an asteroid? That’s wild!The ConversationComet ISON’s fate has left many sad. For the public, the comet could have made for a spectacular view in December. For scientists, it would have been a chance…
BIS participates in 48th ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires – Bahrain News Agency
Bahrain News Agency BIS participates in 48th ICANN meeting in Buenos AiresBahrain News AgencyManama, Dec. 8. (BNA) — Bahrain Internet Society (BIS) board member and Director of Strategic Alliances, Mr. Ali Al-Meshal participated in the 48th meeting of the Internet…
Rock science: Asteroids as space mines – Indian Express
Rock science: Asteroids as space minesIndian ExpressWithin three years, two firms plan prospecting missions to passing asteroids. Even a modest space rock might meet demand for metals like platinum or gold for centuries. But with no way to bring much…
ICANN posts guidelines to avoid gTLD mix-ups – Register
ICANN posts guidelines to avoid gTLD mix-upsRegisterThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has issued a set of resources to help administrators avoid potentially costly mix-ups ahead of the generic top-level domain (gTLD) rollout. The company said that…