Articles about Asteroids – Page 3 of 3

Dawn probe points to ice volcano and thin atmosphere on dwarf planet Ceres

Scientists say a mysterious mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres was apparently once an ice volcano, spewing salty water and… Read More

Planetary Resources vs. OSIRIS-REx: Watch asteroid hunters play Xtronaut game

Watching a couple of guys play a board game on streaming video may not sound exciting – unless those two guys… Read More

Space race heats up: Deep Space Industries plans to visit asteroid by 2020

One of the two big players in the asteroid mining market, Deep Space Industries, today unveiled its plan to land a… Read More

How climate change plus asteroid struck a ‘one-two punch’ for dinosaur extinction

Scientists generally agree that a catastrophic asteroid blast killed off the dinosaurs and most of Earth’s other species more than… Read More

Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners go international, starting with Luxembourg

Planetary Resources says it will start ramping up an international asteroid-mining subsidiary in Luxembourg by the end of the year – and… Read More

White House works out a process to clear commercial missions to moon and Mars

After months of discussion, federal agencies are closing in on a process to approve commercial missions to other celestial bodies… Read More

Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners focus on Earth observation with $21 million in new funding

REDMOND, Wash. – Planetary Resources was founded as an asteroid mining company, but a fresh infusion of $21.1 million in investment… Read More

NASA fires back at Nathan Myhrvold in spat over asteroid mission’s data

BELLEVUE, Wash. – NASA issued a statement today disputing Seattle tech icon Nathan Myhrvold’s critique of asteroid data analysis from the space… Read More

Tech titan Nathan Myhrvold stirs up debate over search for killer asteroids

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Millionaire techie Nathan Myhrvold is used to stirring up controversy over issues ranging from patent licensing to dinosaur… Read More

Dwarf planet Ceres’ mystery bright spots get their close-up from Dawn probe

The scientists behind NASA’s Dawn mission today showed off their latest, greatest pictures of the dwarf planet Ceres, including close-up views… Read More

Killed by a meteorite? Indian bus driver V. Kamaraj’s death may be a first

Death by meteorite is a common theme in science-fiction movies, but in real life, the chances of being done in by a falling… Read More

Nudge ’em or nuke ’em: Asteroid defense plans take shape in U.S. and Russia

What should the world do about the potential threat of a catastrophic asteroid collision? This month NASA established the Planetary… Read More

Planetary Resources shows off hardware that’s 3-D printed from real asteroid metal

A palm-sized prototype spacecraft is the first geometric object to be 3-D printed from asteroid metal, Redmond-based Planetary Resources says.… Read More

Asteroid mining riches await: President Obama signs space resource bill into law

President Barack Obama today put his signature on a law supporting the rights of space miners to extract, use and… Read More

High-flying scientists capture mystery object WT1190F’s fiery breakup on video

Scientists flying on an instrument-laden jet captured great video views of a mysterious space object known as WT1190F as it… Read More

Asteroid miners hail commercial space legislation that sets up property rights in space

After months of consideration, Congress is finishing up work on legislation that establishes legal rights for U.S. citizens to own… Read More

NASA and Planetary Resources release asteroid-hunting desktop app, cite 15% boost in positive IDs

Ready to hunt for some asteroids? NASA and Planetary Resources have announced a new desktop app that incorporates algorithms from a contest… Read More

Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources launching first spacecraft

Update: Rocket carrying Planetary Resources satellite explodes shortly after liftoff The team at Planetary Resources has years of experience sending spacecraft into… Read More

Planetary Resources teams with Zooniverse to turn everyone into an asteroid hunter

Planetary Resources announced today that it has teamed up with Zooniverse to create Asteroid Zoo, a web app that allows… Read More

NASA and Planetary Resources offer cash bounty for asteroid detection software

Want to figure out how to save the Earth and make some cash at the same time? Thanks to a… Read More