Spam-Friendly Registrar ‘Dynamic Dolphin’ ShutteredKrebs on SecurityAccording to the contracts that ICANN requires all registrars to sign, registrars may not have anyone as an officer of the company who has been convicted of a criminal offense involving financial activities. While…
Asteroid mining for space exploration – Stuff.co.nz
Asteroid mining for space explorationStuff.co.nzWithin three years, two firms plan prospecting missions to passing asteroids. When even a modest space rock might meet demand for metals like platinum or gold for centuries, it is little wonder storytellers have long fantasized…
Physicist's journey reveals smaller asteroids could cause bigger problems – Space Daily
Physicist’s journey reveals smaller asteroids could cause bigger problemsSpace DailyOnce in a lifetime, a physicist may get a chance to test his theories and simulations in a real-life event that changes the course of his scientific life. But rarely does…
Mars, Not Earth, Shakes Up Some Near-Earth Asteroids – Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
Astrobiology Magazine (press release) Mars, Not Earth, Shakes Up Some Near-Earth AsteroidsAstrobiology Magazine (press release)For nearly as long as astronomers have been able to observe asteroids, a question has gone unanswered: Why do the surfaces of most asteroids appear redder…
NASA and Planetary Resources team up for asteroid detection – DVICE
NASA and Planetary Resources team up for asteroid detectionDVICEAfter an asteroid exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia and caused extensive damage and injuries, scientists (and the U.N.) have scrambled to put systems in place that could identify such objects in the future.…
New Evidence Supports Asteroid Origin Of Martian Moon – PhysicsCentral.com (blog)
New Evidence Supports Asteroid Origin Of Martian MoonPhysicsCentral.com (blog)New research suggests that Mars’ larger moon, Phobos, is likely an errant asteroid trapped by the planet’s gravitational pull. Astronomers matched the chemical makeup of Phobos’ surface to a meteorite that struck…