Asteroids

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Carbon Dioxide
Enough About Mars. Here’s How We Could Terraform Venus
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A New Home A growing number of scientists and astronomers are looking at the very real possibility of building colonies and settlements on other …
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Citizen Science
Geminids meteor shower: An astrophysicist's guide on what to expect
scroll.in - Samantha Rolfe, The Conversation
The Geminids meteor shower peaks on the mornings of December 13 and 14 – but if you look up any time there’s a clear night sky up until December 17, …
Microscopy
The Universe through a microscope
nature.com - www.nature.com
Hitachi High-Technologies’ electron microscopy innovations help push the limits of scientific discovery. In a quest to untangle the early history of …
Gaming (UK)
Christmas Gift Guide 2018
godisageek.com - by Chris White
With just over a week to go, you’ll be sitting down with loved ones as they unwrap their presents, and truth be told, there’s nothing worse than …
Colorado
Catalog Page for PIA14732
nasa.gov - photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov
Original Caption Released with Image: This chart illustrates why infrared-sensing telescopes are more suited to finding small, dark asteroids than …
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Yellowstone National Park
Nasa Has a $3.5bn Plan to Save the Planet From the Yellowstone Supervolcano
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Yellowstone Scientists at NASA have developed a hugely ambitious strategy to counter the looming threat of an apocalyptic supereruption from the …
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Comets
A Passing Comet Will Be Visible to the Naked Eye This Weekend
Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum
The year’s brightest comet will make its closest approach with Earth over the weekend—and, if you’re in the right spot, you should be able to see it …
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Japan
Meet OWL and HIBOU! Japan's Asteroid Hoppers Get New Names
space.com - Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
Japan's pioneering asteroid hoppers have finally gotten names. The tiny explorers made history in September when they deployed from their mothership, …
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Geminids
LOOK UP! Brightest meteor shower of the year happening now
wlos.com - WLOS STAFF
According to Space.com, the Geminid meteor shower has already peaked (the peak was Thursday-Friday, when local skies were overcast), but the Geminids …
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Science
Yes, a killer asteroid could hit Earth
Popular Science - By Mary Beth Griggs
Though the odds do seem to be in our favor. Earth is in a constant game of celestial bumper cars, colliding with—and obliterating—the relatively puny space rocks that dare cross its path. The planet is
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Japan’s asteroid rovers continue to send back amazing images of its alien surface
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
It’s been a couple of months since the Japanese space agency (JAXA) deployed robots to the surface of the asteroid known as Ryugu. The Hayabusa-2 …
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Atari
Reminder: Atari Flashback Classics Is Out Now On Switch, 150 Games Included
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Sneaking onto the Nintendo Switch this week is Atari Flashback Classics, a collection of 150 Atari favourites all in one handy bundle. Atari Flashback …
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Geek
Geek Daily Deals: Avatar, Transformers, Xbox One S, And More
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Look, Avatar: The Last Airbender is not a show to pass up on and the complete collection contains a beautiful and heartfelt 61 episodes. Lowest price …
Geminids
Peak visibility from Omaha may have passed, but the year's strongest meteor shower is still visible until Dec. 17
omaha.com - Blake Ursch
You can watch one of the year's best meteor showers tonight and through the weekend. The annual Geminid meteor shower is currently active in the night …
Geminids
Enjoying the Geminids from above and below
phys.org - Science@nasa
On the night of December 13, into the morning of December 14, 2018, tune into the night sky for a dazzling display of fireballs. Thanks to the …
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Space
Space Place in a Snap: The Solar System's Formation Video
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Video Transcript The solar system is a pretty busy place. It’s got all kinds of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets zipping around our Sun. But how …
Meteor Showers
Geminid meteor shower will be on display tonight through Friday morning
journalnow.com - John Hinton
The Geminid meteor shower can be seen from Earth through Dec. 16, but the peak viewing hours for this event will be tonight through Friday morning in …
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World News
Photos from Japan space rovers show rocky asteroid surface
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next Image 1 of 2 prev Image 2 of 2 Japan's space agency says more than 200 photos taken by two small rovers on an asteroid show no signs of a smooth area for the planned touchdown of a spacecraft early
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The Future
Asteroid no longer expected to smack Earth in eight years
CNET - by Eric Mack
Oh, you didn't hear about the impending disaster? Don't worry, it's all cleared up now.
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic touches space — and a UCF experiment was onboard for the ride
orlandosentinel.com - Chabeli Herrera
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic completed a monumental test flight Thursday — and the University of Central Florida got a slice of the glory.Its …
Hubble Space Telescope
Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua slipped by NASA space telescope unseen
newscientist.com - Leah Crane
Our first view of a rock from beyond our solar system was fleeting. Astronomers spotted the object, later called ‘Oumuamua, in October 2017, and it …
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OSIRIS-REx
2018 December 13 - 3D Bennu
nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell
3D Bennu Image Credit: NASA, GSFC, U. Arizona - Stereo Image Copyright: Patrick Vantuyne Explanation: Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to …
NASA
Images | Galleries
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Dawn NASA's Newly Arrived OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Already Discovers Water on Asteroid To Ultima and Beyond: Our Solar System's Small Worlds People of …
Asteroid Bennu
NASA Reaches New Heights: Mars, Asteroid Bennu and Ultima Thule
wttw.com - news.wttw.com
It’s been quite a month of major achievements in space exploration, mostly at NASA, which has reached some new milestones. Even more are expected in …
Technabob
Space
OMG! Asteroids Arcade1Up Cabinet is Only $199 at Walmart - Technabob
technabob.com - by Shane McGlaun
I mentioned before that I had wanted my own ’80s arcade in my home since Silver Spoons was on the air. Arcade1Up has been peddling smaller sized …
Metro
Geminids
Showers of 120 shooting stars to light up the skies in Geminid meteor shower this week
metro.co.uk - Rob Waugh
Spectacular showers of up to 120 shooting stars an hour will light up the skies over Britain later this week – although you’ll have to hope for clear …
NBC News
Space
'Great Pumpkin' asteroid returns: Spooky skull-shaped space rock will fly by after Halloween
NBC News
On November 11, asteroid 2015 TB145 will zoom past Earth at a distance of about 25 million miles.
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OSIRIS-REx
'We went to the right place': University of Arizona scientists find evidence of water in asteroid Bennu's past
tucson.com - By Mikayla Mace Arizona Daily Star
Team announces important discovery in mission to collect asteroid sample.
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Science
Space mining: the new goldrush
sciencefocus.com
The asteroid belt is brimming with metals – everything from iron and nickel, to gold and platinum. It’s estimated there is at least $700 billion …
Geek
Geek
Geek Daily Deals: Batman Animated, Asteroids Arcade, Google Home, and More
Geek - By J. Thor Kensen
This remastered set launched on October 30 of this year. It normally sells for $112.99, and we’ve seen it drop to $99.99 a couple of times and it …