These Were the Last Dinosaurs to Walk the Earth as Asteroid Hit
Around 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid smashed into the Earth, marking the beginning of a mass extinction event during which three quarters of the plant and animal species on our planet are thought to have been wiped out.
Among the animals that disappeared during the extinction were non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs, ammonites, as well as many birds and mammals.
NASA's Pscyhe asteroid mission set for Space Coast launch could face delay – Orlando Sentinel
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NASA's plans to probe the metal-rich, potato-shaped asteroid named Psyche with a spacecraft of the same name could face further delays of a planned launch from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this year.
Continuing problems with the spacecraft's flight software could threaten the launch window that runs from Sept. 20-Oct. 11, a window that was already delayed from Aug. 1 to allow the Psyche mission team to identify and correct the issue.
UCF Professor to Moderate State Department Discussion on Planetary Defense | University of Central ...
In June, at least five asteroids — some as large as a Boeing 747 — will buzz by Earth, coming as close as 431,000 miles from the planet.
Asteroids are always moving through our solar system. Although none of them pose a serious threat to Earth now, they could in the future.
Astro Bob: Wait a minute now — EIGHT planets in a row?
Did you know that there are three more solar system members hiding in dawn's bright planet lineup? Uranus, Neptune and Vesta, the brightest asteroid, are also part of that graceful arc. You'll need only a little optical aid to spot them.
Uranus is a special case. It's located between Mars and Venus and fairly bright at magnitude 5.8 but too low above the horizon before dawn for a good view. I suggest you wait until about an hour and a half before sunrise, when the planet climbs to around 10 degrees.
Tyvak International completes the CDR of the deep space bound Milani smallsat in support of the ...
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), has announced that the firm’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Tyvak International SRL , and partners have achieved full, Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Milani spacecraft.
A critical component of the Hera planetary defense mission, Milani will be the European Space Agency 's (ESA) first, deep-space smallsat. Milani will also be the first smallsat to orbit an asteroid. Tyvak International is responsible for Milani's design, build and mission operations.
Podcast Series: UArizona's Place In Space with Zach Yentzer | UArizona Research, Innovation & Impact
Zach Yentzer's Tipping Point hosts a series of conversations showcasing the University of Arizona expertise in space sciences and exploration.
According to the Best Global Universities and U.S. News & World Report, the University of Arizona ranks as one of the top academic research institutions in space sciences.
How Bruce Willis Starred in Armageddon to Avoid a Lawsuit
MOVIE URBAN LEGEND : Bruce Willis starred in Armageddon to avoid a lawsuit with Disney over a Willis movie that fell apart during production.
1998 had one of the most hyped summer movie battles of the past thirty years, as Michael Bay's Armageddon , about an asteroid headed to destroy Earth, was set to go up against Roland Emmerich's Godzilla , the first film starring the iconic monster that was wholly produced by a major ...
Gaia space telescope rocks science of asteroids: Study – ThePrint – ANIFeed
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): According to a study by the University of Helsinki, the European Gaia space mission has produced an unprecedented amount of new, improved, and detailed data for almost two billion objects in the Milky Way galaxy and the surrounding cosmos.
The Gaia space mission of the European Space Agency ESA is constructing an ultraprecise three-dimensional map of our Milky Way galaxy, observing almost two billion stars or roughly one percent of all the stars in our galaxy.
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