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Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphereParis (ESA) Jun 12, 2017 The challenging detection, by ESA's Rosetta mission, of several isotopes of the noble gas xenon at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has established the first quantitative link between comets and the atmosphere of Earth. The blend of xenon found at the comet closely resembles U-xenon, the primordial mixture that scientists believe was brought to Earth during the early stages of Solar System formation. These measurements suggest that comets contributed about one fifth the amount of xenon in Earth's a ... read more |
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 Arianespace to orbit Airbus' upcoming constellation of observation satellites Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp Making waves with the hot electrons within Earth's radiation belts Sofradir designs supersize near infrared detector for space observation Watching cities grow Satellite image showcases centuries of desertification in India | .. |
 High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery With high-pressure experiments at DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III and other facilities, a research team around Leonid Dubrovinsky from the University of Bayreuth has solved a long standing riddl ... more | .. |
 Scientists solve meteorite mystery with high-pressure X-ray experiments Scientists have long struggled to understand how different types of silica, which require distinction formation conditions, are commonly found in the same meteorite. ... more | .. |
 NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft a Discovery Machine NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission has released its third year of survey data, with the spacecraft discovering 97 previously unknown celestial objects in ... more | .. |
 Inspiration Links The Beatles, a Fossil and a NASA Mission Fifty years ago, The Beatles released their album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' which included the iconic song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds." The popular song was critically acclaimed f ... more |
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 First 24-hour Global Broadcast About Asteroid Impact Hazard On June 30, asteroids will make history as the focus of a conversation shared around the world on the first ever global 24-hour broadcast about space and the role of asteroids in our solar system. ... more | .. |
 'Tiny clocks' crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock near what is now the city of Sudbury. Now, scientists from Western University and the University of Portsmouth ... more | .. |
 NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid Psyche, NASA's Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved up one year with launch in the summer of 2022, and with a planned arrival at the main belt asteroid in 2026 - four years e ... more | .. |
 Movie Shows Ceres at Opposition from Sun NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition on April 29, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres' surface. Mission specialists had carefully maneuvered D ... more |
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 The Aerospace Corporation leads Asteroid Impact Exercise at IAA in Tokyo Dr. William Ailor, Aerospace Fellow at The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace), will lead a realistic asteroid impact threat exercise at the 2017 International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Planetary ... more | .. |
 Twisting an Asteroid Scientists and engineers from all over the world will gather from 15 to 19 May in Tokyo, Japan, at the 5th Planetary Defence Conference (PDC) to discuss the threat posed by asteroids and comets. ... more | .. |
 Oldest buckthorn fossilized flowers found in Argentina Around 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, a giant asteroid crashed into the present-day Gulf of Mexico, leading to the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs. How plants were ... more | .. |
 Caltech: Chemical Engineer Explains Oxygen Mystery on Comets A Caltech chemical engineer who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space - why comets expel oxygen gas, the same ... more |
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 Falkland Islands basin shows signs of being among world's largest craters A basin in the Falkland Islands exhibits traits of a large impact crater, according to a new analysis by a team of scientists. The structure measures approximately 250 kilometers, or more than 150 m ... more | .. |
 Chemical engineer explains why comets expel oxygen Like trees, comets expel gas. But until now, researchers weren't exactly sure why. ... more | .. |
Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth Meteorite impacts can produce more than craters on the Earth - they can also spark volcanic activity that shapes its surface and climate by bringing up material from depth. That is the Ancient meteo ... more | .. |
 Dawn Observing Ceres; 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions NASA's Dawn spacecraft is preparing to observe Ceres on April 29 from an "opposition" position, directly between the dwarf planet's mysterious Occator Crater and the sun. This unique geometry may yi ... more |
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 New study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive If an asteroid struck Earth, which of its effects - scorching heat, flying debris, towering tsunamis - would claim the most lives? A new study has the answer: violent winds and shock waves are the m ... more | .. |
 Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content As NASA's Dawn spacecraft continues exploring Ceres, evidence mounts that the enigmatic dwarf planet retains a significant amount of water ice. A new study in the journal Nature Geoscience adds to t ... more | .. |
Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometres (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close. ... more | .. |
NASA images Asteroid 2014 JO25 using radar prior to flyby Radar images of asteroid 2014 JO25 were obtained in the early morning hours on Tuesday, with NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. The ... more |
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 Big space rock to streak past Earth on Wednesday An asteroid stretching 650 metres (2,000 feet) across is on track to whoosh past Earth on Wednesday at a safe - but uncomfortably close - distance, according to astronomers. ... more | .. |
 NASA team explores using LISA Pathfinder as 'comet crumb' detector LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) with contributions from NASA, has successfully demonstrated critical technologies needed to build a space-based observatory for dete ... more | .. |
 High-flying experiments demonstrate potential of balloon-borne infrasound detection Experiments conducted high in the skies over New Mexico suggest that balloon-borne sensors could be useful in detecting the infrasound signals generated by small, extraterrestrial debris entering Ea ... more | .. |
 Large asteroid to hurtle past Earth on April 19 An asteroid as big as the Rock of Gibraltar will streak past Earth on April 19 at a safe but uncomfortably close distance, according to astronomers. ... more |
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