Watch PBS NOVA’s “Asteroid—Doomsday or Payday?”Universe TodayLast night, the US PBS television stations aired a new show from the series NOVA, “Asteroid — Doomsday or Payday.” It portrayed the two sides of asteroids: if a large asteroid collides with Earth,…
UCF gets NASA grant to study asteroids – Winter Park/Maitland Observer
UCF gets NASA grant to study asteroidsWinter Park/Maitland ObserverJust as the missile approaches the asteroid and crosses into its line of fire, it detonates. The radiation from the explosion vaporizes the top layer of the asteroid into space dust and…
SPECIAL: Updates from the ICANN Meetings in Buenos Aires – CircleID
SPECIAL: Updates from the ICANN Meetings in Buenos AiresCircleID… section of the page or send us an email. * * *. Update / Nov 21, 2013 — Ray King caught up with former ICANN Chief of Strategy Kurt Pritz to…
ICANN Launches First Batch Of New Gtld's – Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
ICANN Launches First Batch Of New Gtld’sMondaq News Alerts (registration)As advised in an IP ENSight sent out earlier this year, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), plans to launch some 1900 new Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD’s). This…
Smaller asteroids can be far more dangerous than previously believed – Zee News
Smaller asteroids can be far more dangerous than previously believedZee NewsThe show focuses on the destructive potential of asteroids, chronicling how Boslough and his colleagues learn that small asteroids can do far more damage than previously thought. The research also…
Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water first – Reuters
Times of India Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water firstReutersWithin 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…