Asteroids
Rosetta Uncovers a Thick, Dusty Blanket on Lutetia
[/caption] If you think that asteroids are boring, unchanging rocks floating in space waiting only to crop up in bad…
Does a “Rock Comet” Generate the Geminids?
[/caption] Many annual meteor showers have parent bodies identified. For example, the Perseids are ejecta from the comet, Swift-Tuttle and…
Follow-up Studies on June 3rd Jupiter Impact
[/caption] Poor Jupiter just can't seem to catch a break. Ever since 1994, when our largest planet was hit by…
Two New Asteroids to Pass Earth This Week
[/caption] Two newly discovered asteroids will pass the Earth this week. The asteroids were discovered on September 5th of this…
Near Earth Asteroids Vary Widely in Composition, Origin
[/caption] From the Spitzer website: New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth…
Astounding Video Shows 30 Years of Asteroid Discoveries
This incredible video by Scott Manley/Armagh Observatory (and recommended by Neil deGrasse Tyson on Twitter) shows the locations of all…
JAXA Delays Releasing Details of Hayabusa Sample Return
[/caption] No news yet if there are specks of asteroid dust in the Haybusa sample return container. JAXA has decided…
Asteroids Can Create Their Own Mini Planetary Systems
[/caption] From a University of Colorado-Boulder press release: While the common perception of asteroids is that they are giant rocks…
New Trojan Asteroid Discovered Around Neptune
[/caption] Astronomers have found a new object in a region of Neptune’s orbit, tucked away in a very hard-to-find location,…
WISE Cryostat is Depleting
[/caption] NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is losing its cool. The spacecraft is running out of the frozen…