asteroids
China Joins Asteroid Mining Race; to Build Civilian and Military Bases on Asteroids
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 10, 2017 07:27 PM EDT |
Experts calculate a single asteroid can possess some $95.8 trillion in mineral wealth.
Asteroid Mining will Make You Wealthy Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, says Goldman Sachs and Luxembourg
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 09, 2017 06:40 AM EDT |
The champion of space mining is neither the United States nor Goldman Sachs, however. It's the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Earth Has Two Moons? Nope, Just a Small Asteroid 'Quasi-Satellite' Orbiting Earth
| Ana Verayo | | Jun 17, 2016 05:29 AM EDT |
Astronomers have detected a small asteroid that became a constant companion of Earth, as it is also orbiting the sun along with Earth's orbit.
NASA Project will turn Asteroids into Spaceships
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 07, 2016 08:52 AM EDT |
The asteroid will become a programmed mechanical automata carrying out specific mission objectives.
Asteroids Not Comets Brought Water to the Moon 4.5 Billion Years Ago
| Ana Verayo | | Jun 01, 2016 07:36 AM EDT |
A new analysis of lunar rocks reveal how water on the moon was delivered by asteroids and not comets, revealing more clues about the formation of the solar system.
Scientists Detect Frozen Comets Surrounding Young Sun-like Star
| Ana Verayo | | May 23, 2016 07:57 AM EDT |
Icy comets were detected to surround a young star similar to our sun, indicating that this new star system could hold clues about the formation of our solar system.
Evidence Found in Australia of Giant Asteroid That Hit Earth 3.4 Billion Years Ago
| Ana Verayo | | May 17, 2016 04:57 AM EDT |
New evidence were found in Australia about the second largest asteroid impact on Earth, occurring billions of years ago.
NASA Moves Up First Launch of SLS/Orion to Sept. 2018
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 11, 2016 09:44 AM EDT |
The first SLS mission is designated Exploration Mission 1 or EM-1.
Alien Megastructure Star Detected? No, Just Blame Blurry Instruments and Flawed Data
| Ana Verayo | | May 11, 2016 05:49 AM EDT |
A new study investigates the bizarre dimming star that is believed to be caused by an alien megastructure, however, scientists believe this is just flawed data.
How to Build a Death Star? NASA Engineer Says You Need An Asteroid
| Ana Verayo | | Dec 14, 2015 07:53 AM EST |
NASA JPL engineer reveals how an asteroid is the ideal site for building a real life Death Star.
New U.S. Space Mining Law is Potentially Dangerous and Illegal
| Ana Verayo | | Nov 30, 2015 06:50 AM EST |
Experts and scientists weigh in on the new law just signed by U.S. President Barack Obama known as the U.S. Space Act that allows private space companies to mine asteroids.
China’s Asteroid Flyby May Unlock Secrets of the Solar System
| Michael A. Katz | | Nov 19, 2015 04:33 PM EST |
Researchers have published a paper detailing the observations of a Chinese lunar probe's flyby of a major asteroid, which they say could “provide the key to the formation of planets, the evolution of Solar system and the origin of life on the Earth.”
Asteroid Mining Bill Approved by U.S. Congress
| Ana Verayo | | Nov 18, 2015 08:04 AM EST |
The United States Congress apparently passed its newest bill called the SPACE Act of 2015, allowing space mining companies to acquire resources from asteroids.
NASA and ESA Plan to Deflect an Asteroid Headed for Earth in 2022
| Ana Verayo | | Apr 03, 2015 07:59 AM EDT |
ESA's AIM and NASA's DART programs will serve as asteroid defense strategies that will target an astroid called Didymoon headed for Earth in 2022.
Massive Asteroid that Just Missed Earth had its Own Moon
| Ana Verayo | | Jan 28, 2015 09:43 AM EST |
Asteroid 2004 BL86 measures about half a kilometer in length.
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