asteroids

Will we ever colonize an asteroid?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 16, 2018
The asteroid belt is rich with precious metals. There are already plans for asteroid mining but could we ever build a colony on one?

By David Aragorn
This Tech Expert Says NASA’s Asteroid Data Is Flawed—Now Scientists Are Backing Him Up 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 16, 2018
NASA is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to scientific research: Between the Hubble and Chandra telescopes, the multiple Mars rovers rolling across Mars’ surface, and the International Space Station, they’ve pulled in more data about space, the Solar System, and our galaxy than just about anyone else.

By David Aragorn
The asteroid rush sending 21st-century prospectors into space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
A race is on to mine billions of dollars in resources from the solar system’s asteroids, fuelling our future among the stars

By David Aragorn
Naked-Eye Asteroid and More Can’t-Miss Sky Events in June 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 4, 2018
Planetary pairings, a super-bright asteroid, and the astronomical start of a new season offer plenty of reasons to look up this month.

By David Aragorn
Asteroid Discovery Boosts Evidence for Planet Nine 1
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 24, 2018
Where is Planet 9? An asteroid might have given us a clue.

By David Aragorn
This is earth’s real first line of defense against asteroid strikes 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 23, 2018
What do we have if a world-ending asteroid is heading straight for us?

By David Aragorn
LOST ASTEROID RETURNS TO EARTH 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2018
Almost 8 years ago, the Catalina Sky Survey discovered an asteroid as wide as a football field.

By David Aragorn
Ancient, Exiled Asteroid Discovered Beyond Neptune 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2018
Astronomers have spotted a carbon-rich asteroid in the icy region beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt — the first such asteroid ever found exiled from the inner solar system.

By David Aragorn
An asteroid that nobody knew was coming flew very, very close to our planet. Gulp.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 14, 2018
An asteroid that nobody knew was coming whizzed by us a few weeks ago.

By David Aragorn
Mining asteroids could unlock untold wealth – here’s how to get started 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 3, 2018
Several privately funded space companies are locked in a race to claim the trillions of pounds worth of precious metals thought to exist in asteroids. The UK has now entered the race, with the Asteroid Mining Corporation becoming the first of these new firms in the country.

By David Aragorn