Gullies on Vesta Suggest Past Water-Mobilized Flows
Protoplanet Vesta, visited by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft from 2011 to 2013, was once thought to be completely dry, incapable of retaining water because of the low temperatures and pressures at […]
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INVITATION FOR PDS REVIEWERS FOR THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION
The PDS is inviting reviewers for the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) asteroid sample return mission. The PDS is establishing several review panels for the data products that will […]
ASTEROID IMPACT DEFLECTION ASSESSMENT (AIDA) WORKSHOP, REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN, NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE
The first International Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) Workshop will be held 15-17 October 2014 in Laurel, Maryland. AIDA is a technology demonstration of the kinetic impactor concept. It is […]
Construction to Begin on NASA Spacecraft Set to Visit Asteroid in 2018
NASA’s team that will conduct the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid has been given the go-ahead to begin building the spacecraft, flight instruments and ground system, […]
First Ring System Around Asteroid: Chariklo Found to Have Two Rings
Observations at many sites in South America, including ESO’s La Silla Observatory, have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. […]
Schedule Change: NASA SEMINAR SERIES ON NEAR EARTH ASTEROIDS
The first scheduled speaker, Lindley Johnson, is a victim of the winter storm hitting the US East Coast, so he will not be giving the first lecture tomorrow in the […]
ASTEROID GRAND CHALLENGE
NASA SEMINAR SERIES ON NEAR EARTH ASTEROIDS Curious about NASA’s Grand Challenge to “discover all asteroids that could threaten human populations and find out how to deal with them?” NASA is […]
NASA Invites Public to Send Names on an Asteroid Mission and Beyond
NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in 2016. The “Messages to […]
Dawn Creates Guide To Vesta’s Hidden Attractions
Some beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed with the human eye, the giant asteroid Vesta, which was the object of scrutiny by the Dawn spacecraft from […]
Dawn Journal
Deep in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Dawn is continuing its smooth, silent flight toward dwarf planet Ceres. Far behind it now is the giant protoplanet Vesta, […]
Asteroid 2013 TV135 – A Reality Check
Newly discovered asteroid 2013 TV135 made a close approach to Earth on Sept. 16, when it came within about 4.2 million miles (6.7 million kilometers). The asteroid is initially estimated […]
New Imagery of Asteroid Mission
NASA released Aug. 22 new photos and video animations depicting the agency’s planned mission to find, capture, redirect, and study a near-Earth asteroid. The images depict crew operations including the […]
NASA Spacecraft Reactivated to Hunt for Asteroids
A NASA spacecraft that discovered and characterized tens of thousands of asteroids throughout the solar system before being placed in hibernation will return to service for three more years starting […]
Radar Images of Asteroid 2005 WK4
A collage of radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2005 WK4 was generated by NASA scientists using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2013. […]
Vesta in the Light of Dawn: First Exploration of a Protoplanet in the Asteroid Belt
First Announcement Available Now The workshop on Vesta in the Light of Dawn: First Exploration of a Protoplanet in the Asteroid Belt will be held February 3–5, 2014, at the Lunar […]
Target NEO 2 Workshop: July 9, 2013 in Washington, DC
Target NEO 2 Workshop Tuesday, July 9, 2013 National Academy of Sciences Bldg. 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC Registration is free http://targetneo.jhuapl.edu/ Key Focus: Explore and address the technical […]
Asteroid Initiative RFI Release
NASA has released a Request for Information (RFI) on system concepts and innovative approaches for both aspects of the recently announced Asteroid Initiative. The initiative includes an Asteroid Redirect Mission, and an […]
Asteroid Initiative Industry and Partner Day
Event: NASA’s Asteroid Initiative Industry & Partner Day Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. EDT Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Location: NASA Headquarters James E. Webb Auditorium, 300 E Street, SW, […]
NASA Spacecraft Will Visit Asteroid with New Name
An asteroid that will be explored by a NASA spacecraft has a new name, thanks to a third-grade student in North Carolina. NASA’s Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will […]