Intro Astronomy Class 6: Mars (continued) and AsteroidsThe Planetary Society (blog)In my sixth class of my Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class at CSUDH, I continue our exploration of Mars and then discuss asteroids. The video is below. For…
NASA Needs Coders to Help Prevent Asteroid Armageddon – IEEE Spectrum
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Asteroids Plus Titanfall Equals Retro Absurdity – Wired
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ICANN should reject .sucks domain – MyBroadband
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CTO, ICANN, Others to Host First Commonwealth DNS Forum – THISDAY Live
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NASA will pay $35k to asteroid hunters – Houston Chronicle
NASA will pay $35k to asteroid huntersHouston Chronicle17, 2013, at the Kennedy Space Center’s Operation and Checkout Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft that will one day carry astronauts to study an asteroid and eventually on to Mars. Orion’s…