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Category Archives: Comets
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 Earth. A major impact by an NEO is not just … Continue reading
Posted in Asteroids, Astronomy, Comets
Tagged Action Team-14, asteroid, Comet, crater, NASA, Near Earth Objects, NEOs
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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 origin, stemming not from the actions of terrestrial volcanoes but … Continue reading
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 “faster, better, cheaper” ethic to heart in ways that are … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Comets
Tagged Boethin, Comet, Deep Impactor, EPOXI, Hartley 2, NASA, Spitzer Telescope, stardust, Tempel 1
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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 looked at the Mars Express and the Venus Express, and … Continue reading
Posted in Asteroids, Astronomy, Comets
Tagged 21 Lutetia, 2867 Steins, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, asteroid, Comet, comet rendezvous, ESA, Mars Express, probes, Rosetta, Venus Express
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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 been recognized as a possibility and this has led to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 SB78, Catalina Sky, GEODESS, LINEAR, NASA, Near Earth Objects, P2010 A2, WISE telescope
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