- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 9th, 2011
NASA Loses Track of Large Batch of Lunar Samples
The rocks and dust are nowhere to be found, the agency admits
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 8th, 2011
Vesta Was Impacted by Asteroids Rather Recently
New images of the poke marks were sent back to Earth by Dawn
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 6th, 2011
The Diversity of Vesta, Now Seen in Color
The space rock is the largest asteroid in our solar system
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 2nd, 2011
Dawn Team Releases 3D Video of Vesta
The space probe arrived at the asteroid this July
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2011
Asteroid 21 Lutetia Formed from Same Material as Earth
Mercury and Venus coalesced from the same stuff as well
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2011
NASA Swift Satellite Sees 2005 YU55 Asteroid Flyby
The spacecraft was purposefully pointed towards the asteroid
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 9th, 2011
Short Clip of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Created
Experts at JPL release the video to the general public
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 8th, 2011
NASA Images Asteroid 2005 YU55 As It Approaches Earth
The space rock will pass within the orbit of the Moon
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 7th, 2011
Asteroids Can Hardly Be Used as Weapons
Such a weapon would take a very long time to deploy
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 1st, 2011
If Asteroid 2005 YU55 Were to Hit Earth
Experts ponder the consequences of a potential impact
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 1st, 2011
Black Holes May Be Surrounded by Planetary Debris
The remnants may have been produced by cosmic impacts
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 28th, 2011
Flyby of Large Asteroid Expected for November 8
Space observers are currently getting their telescopes ready
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Assessing the Effects of a Meteorite Impact on Earth
Experts study how seismic waves would travel the world
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
NEEMO 15 Underwater Expedition Begins
NASA had to delay it for a bit due to weather conditions
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 18th, 2011
Dawn Science Team Presents First Results of Vesta Studies
The space probe has already collected a wealth of data
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 18th, 2011
NEEMO 15 Expedition Delayed Due to Weather
The underwater mission will simulate visiting an asteroid
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 13th, 2011
Amateur Astronomers Find Near-Earth Asteroid
The discovery was announced by officials at ESA