Scientists and Politicans Discuss the Threat of Near-Earth Objects
This article is about NEOs- Near Earth Objects- and possible steps that could be taken to deflect one of these objects if it should appear in danger of colliding with…
Does the Earth Owe its Atmosphere to Ancient Comets?
Does the Earth Owe its Atmosphere to Ancient Comets? by beconrad The fortuitous combination of atmospheric gases that may life as we know it possible may have a decidedly extraterrestrial…
NASA's EPOXI Probe: Deep Impact Is Reborn
This is another one of our articles about the new things we’re learning regarding comets. It’s also about the amazing ingenuity of the folks at NASA, who have taken the…
Rosetta Probe Has Encounters With Two Asteroids, Then Moves on to a Comet Rendezvous
This is the third in our three-part series about the recent successes of the European Space Agency in the exploration of the solar system. In the last two articles, we…
Two New Objects Identified in the Night Sky
Asteroid detection and study has been ongoing for a number of years and is considered an important part of astronomical research. The potential for a collision event to occur has…
WISE Opens Its Eyes and Gives Us a New Window on the Universe
On December 29, 2009, the world got a new window on the cosmos. That was the day that NASA’s WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer), in orbit around Earth, shed its…
Comets Are Revealing Their Secrets: Revelations From the Stardust Probe
Over the last few years, there have been huge strides in our understanding of comets. Comets are no longer just strange lights that streak across our sky. Now we are…
NASA's WISE Telescope Aims to Identify New Asteroids
A number of objects can be seen in the night sky using only the naked eye and many more can be identified using a simple telescope. Observing the night sky…
Asteroid Passes Close to Earth
Most people will be aware that there are numerous objects hurtling through our universe and that from time to time many of these come into the vicinity of planet Earth.…
A Brief History of Astronomy
Astronomy (from Greek, ‘laws governing the stars’) is an incredibly fascinating science, and arguably the first true form of science that mankind has even known, since it started several thousands…
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