Asteroids
NASA Prepares for Asteroid’s Close Pass by Earth
[/caption] On Tuesday, November 8, at 6:28 p.m. EST, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will soar past…
Faulkes Team Images Trojan Jupiter Comet
Jupiter Comet Based on an observation posted on the Near Earth Object confirmation page from an image taken by A.…
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Dawn Discovers Surprise 2nd Giant South Pole Impact Basin at Strikingly Dichotomous Vesta
[/caption] Scientists leading NASA’s Dawn mission have discovered a 2nd giant impact basin at the south pole of the giant…
The Bad Astronomer Talks Asteroids
Here's a great talk given by our friend Phil Plait at a TED event, TEDxBoulder, about how an asteroid might…
Amazing New View of the Mt. Everest of Vesta
[/caption] NASA has just released an amazing new view of the mysterious south pole of Vesta that offers an oblique…
Impact On Asteroid Scheila?
[/caption] On December 12, 2010, something very unusual happened to asteroid Scheila. For a short period of time, its appearance…
Human Mission to an Asteroid: Getting There With the New Space Launch System
[/caption] With NASA’s announcement of its new, mammoth Space Launch System (SLS), preparations can begin in earnest for the first…
Dramatic 3 D Imagery Showcases Vesta’s Pockmarked, Mountainous and Groovy Terrain
[/caption] Try not to plummet off a steep crater cliff or be buried under a landslide while gazing at the…
Finding NEEMO: NASA’s Underwater Simulations Focus on Human Asteroid Mission
[/caption] The sight of NASA mission specialists performing mission training underwater has been fairly common over the years. On October…
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Rheasilvia – Super Mysterious South Pole Basin at Vesta is Named after Romulus and Remus Roman Mother
http://youtu.be/tYiOOScjPFI Video caption: Rheasilvia Impact Basin and Vesta shape model. This false-color shape model video of the giant asteroid Vesta…