Asteroid, Comet, Meteor News

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees Channels From Hale Crater
• Small Asteroid 2009 VA Whizzes By Earth

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Unsettled Youth: Spitzer Observes A Chaotic Planetary System

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Carbon Atmosphere Discovered On Neutron Star

Posted November 2, 2009:

• 'Ultra-primitive' Particles Found In Comet Dust
• Solar Winds Triggered By Magnetic Fields

Posted November 1, 2009:

• E-Infrastructures Give Real Boost To Virtual Observatories

Posted October 30, 2009:

• New Celestial Map Gives Directions For GPS

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity Satellite Ready For Launch
• Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Astronomers Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Last Visit Home For ESA's Comet Chaser Rosetta

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Geologists Point To Outer Space As Source Of The Earth's Mineral Riches

Posted October 18, 2009:

• New View Of The Heliosphere: Cassini Helps Redraw Shape Of Solar System

Posted October 16, 2009:

• New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Asteroid Is Actually A Protoplanet, Study Of First High-resolution Images Of Pallas Confirms

Posted October 8, 2009:

• NASA Goddard Visualization Team Previews Lunar Impact
• Canadian Astronomers Capture Spectacular Meteor Footage And Images
• NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth

Posted October 7, 2009:

• NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Rocket Smash Could Find Moon’s Water Ice, Expert Says

Posted September 29, 2009:

• Lunar Lander Test Article Glides Above The Safety Net

Posted September 28, 2009:

• MESSENGER Spacecraft Prepares For Final Pass By Mercury
• Sea Level Stargazing: Astronomers Make Key Sighting With Florida Telescope

Posted September 27, 2009:

• SMART-1 Images Crash Scene Of Upcoming LCROSS Impact

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Spot Discovered On Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red And Rich With Organics

Posted September 25, 2009:

• Scientists See Water Ice In Fresh Meteorite Craters On Mars
• Twin Keck Telescopes Probe Dual Dust Disks

Posted September 24, 2009:

• NASA's Spitzer Spots Clump Of Swirling Planetary Material

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Lotus-plant-inspired Dust-busting Shield To Protect Space Gear
• Micro-satellites MicroGEM Offer Improved Earth Monitoring

Posted September 22, 2009:

• Learning How Materials Work In Space To Make Them Better On Earth
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP Shedding Light On Permanently Shadowed Regions Of The Moon

Posted September 21, 2009:

• Exotic Life Beyond Life? Looking For Life As We Don't Know It
• New Transient Radiation Belt Discovered Around Saturn

Posted September 20, 2009:

• Rare Meteorite Found Using New Camera Network In Australian Desert

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Solar Cycle Driven By More Than Sunspots; Sun Also Bombards Earth With High-speed Streams Of Wind

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Early Life On Earth: Could Salt Crusts Be Key Ingredient In Cooking Up Prebiotic Molecules?
• Chinks In ISS Armour Deliver Data On Space Junk Impacts

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Patterns In Mars Crater Floors Give Picture Of Drying Lakes
• Mini-Comets Within A Comet Lit Up 17P/Holmes During Megaoutburst

Posted September 15, 2009:

• Water Quality In Orbit: H₂O Disinfection Tested On International Space Station
• Jupiter Captured Comet For 12 Years In Mid-20th Century
• Interactive, 360-degree Panoramic View Of Entire Night Sky

Posted September 9, 2009:

• Hubble Opens New Eyes On The Universe

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Takes First Look At Apollo 12 Landing Site
• Celestial Rosetta Stone: White Dwarf Star, Circling Companion Star, Could Explode In A Few Million Years

Search ScienceDaily