Earliest sunsets for 40 degrees N. around now EarthSky For the southernmost U.S. and similar latitudes – around 30 degrees north latitude – the earliest sunsets of the year happen in late November and early …
Vaporizing asteroids topic of luncheon talk – Santa Maria Times
Vaporizing asteroids topic of luncheon talkSanta Maria TimesUCSB physics professor Philip Lubin will talk about “Directed Energy Planetary Defense, or Vaporizing Asteroids That Threaten the Earth,” at the January luncheon meeting of the Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara.…
NASA's asteroid hunter spacecraft reactivated – Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
SpaceCoastDaily.com NASA’s asteroid hunter spacecraft reactivatedAerospace Manufacturing and DesignNASA’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 of test images in preparation…
Asteroid Minerva finds its magical weapons in the sky – The Planetary Society (blog)
Asteroid Minerva finds its magical weapons in the skyThe Planetary Society (blog)The International Astronomical Union has chosen the names Aegis and Gorgoneion for the two moons of the asteroid (93) Minerva. My team discovered the small moons in 2009 using…
Santa Claus is Coming to the Solar System – Slate Magazine (blog)
Santa Claus is Coming to the Solar SystemSlate Magazine (blog)Actually, 1288 Santa (1933 QM), the asteroid’s official name. The picture was posted yesterday by my friend Amy Mainzer, who is the Principal Investigator of NEOWISE — that’s the name of…
Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin's Domains – TheDomains.com
Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s DomainsTheDomains.comICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. to BigRock Solutions Ltd. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Dynamic…