Asteroids can devastate the planet in an instant – just ask the dinosaurs. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have now demonstrated a proof of concept method to deflect a potential Earthbound asteroid using a blast of X-rays.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Asteroid, Asteroid Redirect Mission, NASA, Sandia Labs, X-ray, Earth
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X-rays could deflect dangerous Earthbound asteroids
Posted by ArielTechGeek 177 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Nearby asteroid's birthplace traced to specific crater on the Moon
Posted by ArielTechGeek 328 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Many asteroids can be traced back to their parent body – the planet or moon they broke off from. But for the first time, scientists now claim to have traced the origins of an asteroid back to the specific crater it was birthed from.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Asteroid, Moon, Lunar, Meteorite, Impact, University of Arizona
ESA tests tiny instrument to measure asteroid's tiny gravity
Posted by ArielTechGeek 660 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When ESA's Juventas CubeSat lands on Dimorphos in 2026 to assess the aftermath of last year's spectacular collisions with NASA's DART spacecraft, its GRAvimeter for small Solar System bodies (GRASS) instrument will directly measure the asteroid's gravitational pull, which is a millionth that of the Earth.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, ESA, hera, Asteroid
New space mission will watch for hazardous asteroids hidden by the Sun
Posted by ArielTechGeek 757 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Although astronomers are tracking most of the largest and deadliest asteroids in our solar system, there’s one glaring blindspot in the sky – the vicinity of the Sun. Thankfully, ESA plans to plug the gap soon with NEOMIR, a mission that will give us advance warning of any Earth-bound rocks from that direction.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Asteroid, ESA, Astronomy, Earth, Protecti
Inside-out asteroids: A practical method for creating space habitats
Posted by ArielTechGeek 822 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Some folk baked a lot of bread during lockdowns. Others assembled a team of scientists and figured out a practical way to turn asteroids into space habitats, by spinning them inside out and creating giant rotating, Manhattan-sized city-rings.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: University of Rochester, Made In Space, Space exploration, Crazy
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