Science Corner:Solar system leftovers; comets and asteroidsDalles ChronicleWhile disappointing for viewers on Earth, scientists monitoring the comet’s course and eventual destruction obtained abundant information for future study. For my part, I decided to finally learn the difference between comets, asteroids…
ICANN Bulk Transfers Domains from Dynamic Dolphin to BigRock – Web Host Industry Review
ICANN Bulk Transfers Domains from Dynamic Dolphin to BigRockWeb Host Industry ReviewA bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. to BigRock Solutins Ltd. was authorized by ICANN on Tuesday. The move was announced in a release by…
Earliest sunsets for 40 degrees N. around now – EarthSky
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…