On April 13, 2029 the 340m asteroid Apophis will pass inside the orbits of geosynchronous ... [+] satellites.
Apophis is enormous. Discovered in 2005, it's reckoned to be about 1,100 feet/340 meters in diameter. That's about as tall as the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York.
Ars takes a clean room tour of JPL's asteroid-orbiting Psyche spacecraft | Ars Technica
Ars Technica had the opportunity to tour NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California this week, suiting up for a clean room sneak peek at the Psyche spacecraft now nearing completion.
Discovered in March 1852 by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis , 16 Psyche is an M-type asteroid (meaning it has high metallic content) orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt, with an unusual potato-like shape.
Dinosaur boneyard may yield bits of that big bad asteroid
"To see a piece of the culprit is just a goose-bumpy experience," paleontologist Robert DePalma describes in the piece.
Speaking of goosebumps, the Tanis excavation site (as it is known) contains a whole host of fossilized goodies for scientists, including a dinosaur leg so detailed it still shows skin impressions and a Pterosaur embryo indicating the flying dinosaur laid soft-shelled eggs akin to those of today's ...
Eerie image shows 'potentially hazardous' asteroid that's heading our way next month
ASTRONOMERS have shared a new image of a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid that is expected to shoot past Earth in May.
The photo, shared by the Virtual Telescope Project on Tuesday, shows an asteroid designated (7335) 1989 JA in the distance.
Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA was captured from a single 300-second exposure by a robotic unit dubbed "Elena".
Nasa spots record breaking, huge comet headed towards Earth | The Independent
Its icy nucleus is bigger than any ever seen – measuring around 80 miles across, and 50 times bigger than the heart of most known comets. It is also thought to have a mass of about 500 trillion tons – a hundred thousand times more massive than the typical comet found closer to the Sun.
Weekly News Quiz for Students: Ukraine Food Crisis, Supreme Court Confirmation, Asteroid Shards - ...
Above is an image related to one of the news stories we followed this past week. Do you know what it shows? At the bottom of this quiz, you'll find the answer.
Have you been paying attention to the news recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
Psyche Asteroid May Be the Exposed Metallic Core of an Early Planet – NBC Los Angeles
Asteroid named after Chinese astronomical observatory
Photo taken in October, 2019 shows the Lenghu astronomical observation base under construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (National Astronomical Observatories/Handout via Xinhua)
An asteroid has been named after China's Lenghu astronomical observation base located in northwest China's Qinghai Province, sources here said Wednesday.
Final Fantasy XIV Director Naoki Yoshida's Name Officially Given to an Asteroid Sparking Buzz ...
Final Fantasy XIV Director & Producer Naoki Yoshida is certainly one of the most popular developers in the world and a fan brought that admiration to the next level.
The claim is proven by the fact that the asteroid, which was discovered during a survey in 2006, appears in NASA’s database with its brand new name and a small blurb explaining who Naoki Yoshida is.
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