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Experts Chart Steps For Global Asteroid Warning Network Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2010 
A group of international experts has outlined steps to establish a global detection and warning network to deal with possible asteroid threats to Earth.
An interdisciplinary group, including asteroid tracking specialists, space scientists, former astronauts, United Nations authorities, as well as disaster management, risk psychology and warning communication experts gathered to take part i ... read moreDefending Planet Earth From Asteroid And Comet Strikes 
College Park MD (SPX) Jan 27, 2010University of Maryland Astronomy Professor Michael A'Hearn, leader of NASA's Deep Impact and EPOXI comet missions is vice-chair of a new report from the National Academy of Sciences on detecting and protecting Earth from collisions with comets and asteroids. In the report, "Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies," the panel says NASA cannot meet ... more
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US warns China against 'stillborn' climate deal
Businessman to fly African flags on space trip NASA to launch solar observatory Europe battles declining influence Prius: world's most popular hybrid Russia wants to charge more for rides to space: report Russia, China agree on nuclear construction cost: report China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying Mexico climate summit set for early December in Cancun Climate change impact of soil underestimated: study 
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Avoiding Planetary Hits Is A Big Job
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2010A new report from the National Research Council lays out options NASA could follow to detect more near-Earth objects (NEOs) - asteroids and comets that could pose a hazard if they cross Earth's orbit. The report says the $4 million the U.S. spends annually to search for NEOs is insufficient to meet a congressionally mandated requirement to detect NEOs that could threaten Earth. Congress ma ... more When Passing Rocks And Planetry Forces Go Head To Head 
Astronomers have worried about the impact that asteroids could have on Earth ever since a theory was proposed in the 1980s that a giant asteroid likely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. New research by MIT Professor of Planetary Science Richard Binzel examines the opposite scenario: that Earth has considerable influence on asteroids - and from a distance much larger than previously thought.Unusual Space Object, Possibly Man-Made, Approaches Earth 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jan 13, 2010An unusual space body with parameters similar to a man-made object will approach Earth on Wednesday at a distance about three times less than the moon's orbit. The object, named 2010 AL30, will fly by Earth at a distance of at least 128,000 km (about 80,000 miles) at 12:48 GMT. As it is some 10-15 meters long, there is no chance it will directly impact the planet. According to Italia ... more Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 30, 2009Russian scientists will soon meet in secret to work on a plan for saving Earth from a possible catastrophic collision with a giant asteroid in 26 years, the head of Russia's space agency said Wednesday. "We will soon hold a closed meeting of our collegium, the science-technical council to look at what can be done" to prevent the asteroid Apophis from slamming into the planet in 2036, Anatoly Perminov told Voice of Russia radio. "We are talking about people's lives," Perminov was quoted by news agencies as telling the radio station. ... more |
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Geminids Meteor Shower: Nature's 'Holiday Light Show'
Greenebelt MD (SPX) Dec 08, 2009The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year and never seem to disappoint observers! Join Bill Cooke of the Meteoroid Environment Office, located at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, in a live web chat on Friday, December 11 from 3:00-4:00 EST to learn more about the Geminids meteor shower. This meteor shower gets the name "Geminids" because it appears to radiate from the ... more Astronomy Question Of The Week: What Are Shooting Stars 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2009A bright line of light appears across the night sky - and popular wisdom would have us believe that any person witnessing a shooting star is entitled to make a wish. With eyes closed, that person must then make their wish, but not tell anyone else what it is. Science also takes an interest in these optical phenomena in the atmosphere, and calls them meteors. These arise whenever minute par ... more Leonid Meteor Shower To Perform Late Tonight 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2009The annual Leonid meteor shower should be reaching its climax late tonight in the U.S., from about 1 a.m. your local time to dawn Tuesday morning November 17th. "Viewing conditions will be excellent, because the Moon won't be lighting the sky this year," says Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky and Telescope magazine. "You might see 20 or 30 meteors per hour under ideal dark-sky condition ... more New Moon Sets Stage For Brilliant Leonids Meteor Shower 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2009This year's Leonids meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17. If forecasters are correct, the shower should produce a mild but pretty sprinkling of meteors over North America followed by a more intense outburst over Asia. The phase of the moon will be new - setting the stage for what could be one of the best Leonid showers in years. "We're predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the ... more |
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