An early-stage mission concept could see laser-driven light-sail probes visit a notorious asteroid.
The space rock Apophis , which poses no threat to Earth whatsoever for at least 100 years , will make a harmless but very close flyby of our Earth in 2029.
But 2029 might be just enough time to squeeze out a few more mission ideas. A conference held online May 11 and 12 by the Houston-based Lunar and Planetary Institute investigated possible applications for planetary defense.
Over 1,000 New Asteroids Discovered Hidden in Hubble Archives
Researchers have found over 1,700 asteroid trails in archived Hubble data from the last 20 years. While many of the asteroids are previously known, more than 1,000 are not. What good are another 1,000 asteroids? Like all asteroids, they could hold valuable clues to the Solar System's history.
Ceres Was Formed In The Coldest Zone Of Our Solar System And The Thrusted Into The Asteroid Belt - ...
In an article published in the journal Icarus, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) and collaborators report the findings of a study reconstituting the formation of the dwarf planet Ceres.
The research was conducted by Rafael Ribeiro de Sousa, a professor in the program of graduate studies in physics on the Guaratinguetá campus.
Dwarf Planet Ceres Was Formed In Coldest Zone Of Solar System And Thrust Into Asteroid Belt - The ...
A dwarf planet that exists between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter was probably created in the frozen deep space before it became part of the asteroid belt.
Most bodies in the Asteroid Belt do not have ammonia, so the hypothesis is that Ceres was formed outside it, in the colder region beyond Jupiter’s orbit, and then thrust into the middle of the Asteroid Belt by the huge gravitational instability caused by the formation of gas giants Jupiter ...
Fireball that lit up sky could have dropped meteorite on Britain, scientists say - Mirror Online
Astonished skywatchers in parts of England and Wales spotted the "bright green fireball" and heard a sonic boom.
Footage and photos on social media was shared from across the UK including and in Merthyr Tydfil, Pembrokeshire and the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Dinosaurs 'needed to step off the evolutionary stage,' author argues - CSMonitor.com
Your book focuses on the Hell Creek Formation area, a rocky region in and near Montana. Why is that?
Most of what we know about the 75% of species on Earth that went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Era – including the non-avian dinosaurs – comes from the Hell Creek Formation.
Webb telescope nearly set to explore the solar system
Today, we asked Heidi Hammel, Webb interdisciplinary scientist for solar system observations, to tell us about her plans for studying Earth's nearest neighbors:
"One of the questions I get asked frequently is why we need a powerful telescope like Webb to study our nearby solar system. We planetary scientists use telescopes to complement our in situ missions (missions that we send to fly by, orbit, or land on objects).
Webb - world's most powerful telescope completes first test to track moving object in deep ...
The James Webb Space Telescope , the world's largest and most powerful space-based observatory, recently completed the first test to track a moving object, which verified that the telescope could conduct moving target science.
Commenting on this development, Heidi Hammel, Webb interdisciplinary scientist for solar system observations, said, "The Webb team has already used an asteroid within our solar system to run engineering tests of the 'moving target' (MT) capability.
Wild Apophis asteroid spacecraft concept would loft tiny, laser-driven probes for 2029 flyby https://t.co/VGoOdCmROM https://t.co/m6ytiIjXVU SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Fri May 20 10:43:57 +0000 2022
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