Asteroids
Kuiper Belt Moons Might Be More Common
Just a few years ago, Pluto was considered unusual for Kuiper Belt Objects because it has a moon. Now three…
Podcast: Gravity Tractor Beam for Asteroids
Forget about nuclear weapons, if you need to move a dangerous asteroid, you should use a tractor beam. Think that's…
Hayabusa’s Return Probably Delayed
JAXA engineers are working hard to recover their ailing Hayabusa spacecraft. The spacecraft has been out of contact since December…
Hayabusa Probably Didn’t Get a Sample After All
The Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft has moved approximately 550 km (340 miles) away from Asteroid Itokawa, beginning the journey back to…
Hayabusa Successfully Collects an Asteroid Sample
Japan's asteroid explorer, Hayabusa, successfully touched down onto the surface of asteroid Itokawa Saturday for the second time in a…
Upcoming Solutions for Near Earth Objects
Telescopes from around the world are constantly scanning the skies searching for potential Earth-crossing asteroids. The majority if these objects…
Hayabusa Landed on Itokawa Successfully
Officials from the Japanese space agency (JAXA) announced yesterday that Hayabusa successfully touched down on asteroid Itokawa last weekend, bounced…
Japanese Probe Seems Lost in Space
It appears that the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has lost contact with a small probe released from its mothership Hayabusa…
ESA Picks an Asteroid to Move
Instead of waiting for asteroids to slam into the Earth, the European Space Agency is working on a mission that…
Leftover Material Caused the Late Heavy Bombardment
Planets in the inner Solar System suffered two devastating periods of asteroid bombardment. Scientists are fairly certain that the early…