Jet Propulsion Laboratory Surprise Picture for WISE’s Fourth AnniversaryJet Propulsion LaboratoryIn an unexpected juxtaposition of cosmic objects that are actually quite far from each other, a newly released image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) shows a dying star,…
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus Fiction – The Planetary Society (blog)
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus FictionThe Planetary Society (blog)I visited the OSIRIS-REx headquarters at the University of Arizona a little while ago and saw the studio where they are starting to put together some really neat educational…
A big website is going to go dark thanks to ICANN's new Whois verification … – Domain Name Wire
A big website is going to go dark thanks to ICANN’s new Whois verification …Domain Name WireStarting January 1, when you register a domain name, you will have to verify your contact details with the registrar. Most registrars will send…
Think you have shot at $400 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroids – CNN International
CNN International Think you have shot at $400 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroidsCNN International(CNN) — It used to be a long shot, but now … is there a word for insanely more unlikely than a long shot? The…
NASA Wants to Crowdsource Asteroid Locations – FedTech Magazine
NASA Wants to Crowdsource Asteroid LocationsFedTech MagazineThere are so many asteroids flying through space that NASA needs help keeping track of them, particularly the ones near Earth. Asteroids, often confused with meteors and meteorites, are large enough to orbit Earth,…
Chinese flyby of asteroid shows space rock is "rubble" – Phys.Org
Chinese flyby of asteroid shows space rock is “rubble”Phys.Org“Outbound images of Toutatis acquired on 13 December, 2012 during Chang’e-2 flyby, indicative of the spacecraft being away from the asteroid (from a to e). The imaging distance (D), epoch of flyby…