NASA’s asteroid hunter spacecraft sends first pics after reactivationZee NewsWashington: NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a probe that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, has sent its first set of test photos…
Asteroids' threat to Earth – Tempo
Asteroids‘ threat to EarthTempoAsteroids are rocky-metallic objects which range in size from about the size of pebbles to around 1,000 km across. Although they orbit the Sun, they are too small to be considered planets. When asteroids enter Earth’s atmosphere,…
Reactivated NASA asteroid-hunting probe takes first photos in 2.5 years – NBCNews.com
Reactivated NASA asteroid-hunting probe takes first photos in 2.5 yearsNBCNews.comThis image of a patch of sky in the constellation Pisces is among the first taken by the revived spacecraft’s infrared cameras, and shows the ultimate target: asteroids. Appearing as a…
NASA's Asteroid Hunter Spacecraft Returns First Images after Reactivation – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA’s Asteroid Hunter Spacecraft Returns First Images after ReactivationJet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a spacecraft that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, has returned its first set…
NASA's Dawn spacecraft captures colorful pictures of asteroids – UPI.com (blog)
UPI.com (blog) NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captures colorful pictures of asteroidsUPI.com (blog)NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captures colorful pictures of asteroids. Initial images captured by the spacecraft were dull and gray, but after being processed and colorized they revealed a bright and vividly…
Asteroids Look Sensational in Infrared – Gizmodo
New Scientist Asteroids Look Sensational in InfraredGizmodoIt’s easy to assume that, close-up, asteroid must be quite boring—they’re just big lumps of rock, after all. But look at them in infrared, and the things comes alive. Some minerals in the rocks,…