Tag Archives: asteroid

[ad_1] Hera measures the size, shape and mass of Didymoon. Credit: European Space Agency The planning of humanity's first mission to a binary asteroid system has entered its next phase of engineering. …

[ad_1] The US government has released a new report detailing some of the ongoing efforts to prepare for and respond to a disaster caused by a "near Earth object" (NEO), an asteroid …

[ad_1] The solar system is full of giant asteroids that run down, and even though the space is large and empty, there is a decent chance that some of these asteroids are …

[ad_1] Asteroid Ryugu, photographed by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 on June 23, 2018, at a distance of 25 miles (40 kilometers). Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, …

[ad_1] Here is the mission of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2: Fly to a carbon-rich asteroid between the orbits of Earth and Mars, study it for a year and a half and then …

[ad_1] A fireball asteroid hit Russia near the town of Lipestak on June 21st. Although NASA promised to track the asteroids, it failed to locate it until it reached the Earth. ( …

[ad_1] Asteroid Ryugu, seen at a distance of 25 miles (40 km) on June 24, 2018.Image: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, …

[ad_1] Planet Earth has just been hit by an asteroid that was only detected when it exploded during the impact. A small rock of space exploded in a flaming fireball in the …

[ad_1] The rock of bright space was spotted on June 21 in several cities – including Lipetsk, which is southeast of Moscow. The fast fireball produced an amazing smoke trail that remained …

[ad_1] <! – -> The closest view of Ryugu published up to here, at a distance of only 100 kilometers, on June 20, 2018, showing a rough diamond shape, craters and rocks, …