• News: The Year in Pictures: 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-30 08:00:00
    The Year in Pictures: 2010 (from Planetary News)

  • Videos from Mars

    Updated: 2010-12-25 00:10:00
    : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . Time for site updates is donated by SpaceWorks Commercial in Washington , D.C . USA to the author . All opinions are those of the . author 24 December 2010 Videos from Mars From OnOrbit A new Mars movie clip gives us a rover's-eye view of a bluish Martian sunset , while another clip shows the silhouette of the moon Phobos passing in front of the sun . America's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity , carefully guided by researchers with an artistic sense , has recorded images used in the simulated . movies Link : OnOrbit Article Link : YouTube Video Mars Moon Phobos Eclipse Link : YouTube Video I'm Dreaming of a Blue Sunset--on Mars Posted by A.C .

  • Article: "Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid"

    Updated: 2010-12-25 00:04:00
    : : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . Time for site updates is donated by SpaceWorks Commercial in Washington , D.C . USA to the author . All opinions are those of the . author 24 December 2010 Article : Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid An illustration of how solar sails might help deflect the asteroid Apophis . Credit : Olivier Boisard Selections from the article A flotilla of solar sail spacecraft could change the course of the asteroid Apophis which is headed a little too close to Earth for comfort by shading the space rock from solar radiation , according to a French . researcher Such a plan could help shift Apophis into a slightly safer orbit by the

  • Article: "Experts Push for a NASA Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft"

    Updated: 2010-12-24 23:58:00
    : : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . Time for site updates is donated by SpaceWorks Commercial in Washington , D.C . USA to the author . All opinions are those of the . author 24 December 2010 Article : Experts Push for a NASA Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft A Near-Earth Object Survey spacecraft planned by Ball Aerospace Technologies Corporation . Placed in a Venus-like orbit , its mission would be to on the prowl for space rocks near Earth . Credit : Ball Aerospace Selections from the article One concept that has already been fleshed out is dubbed the NEO Survey mission , a detailed appraisal done by Ball Aerospace Technologies Corporation in Boulder , . Colo Results of a study by Ball

  • Red, Red Moon and Other Lunar Eclipse Phenomena

    Updated: 2010-12-20 16:57:04
    Tiny airborne particles, or aerosols, can affect the appearance of the moon during a total lunar eclipse, sometimes giving it a reddish hue

  • Lunar Eclipse, the Moon’s Interior, and the Holy GRAIL

    Updated: 2010-12-15 21:47:36
    In addition to the awesome views they offer, lunar eclipses have always provided scientific clues about the moon's shape, location and even surface composition.

  • Paper: "Moving an asteroid with electric solar wind sail"

    Updated: 2010-12-09 17:14:00
    : : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . Time for site updates is donated by SpaceWorks Commercial in Washington , D.C . USA to the author . All opinions are those of the . author 09 December 2010 Paper : Moving an asteroid with electric solar wind sail Sini Sanvia Merikallio has an updated paper based upon her winning entry for the SGAC 2009 Move An Asteroid technical paper competition . Related to the technology discussed in the paper , there is a European Union EU project working on the electric solar wind concept that will have a kickoff meeting this week . Paper highlights follow . Moving an asteroid with electric solar wind sail S . Merikallio and P . Janhunen Finnish Meteorological

  • Press Release: Bill Nye Congratulates SpaceX

    Updated: 2010-12-08 08:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Bill Nye Congratulates SpaceX

  • Unchained Goddess: Frank Capra Knew

    Updated: 2010-12-07 00:06:07
    Global warming is not new.

  • Article on ATLAS (for the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System)

    Updated: 2010-12-06 15:55:00
    : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . Time for site updates is donated by SpaceWorks Commercial in Washington , D.C . USA to the author . All opinions are those of the . author 06 December 2010 Article on ATLAS for the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System Selections from the space.com article on ATLAS for the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System An early warning system that could give Earth a week's notice or more before a space rock destroyed a city would cost only 1 million per observatory , its leading proponent . suggests Given current technologies , this lead time would not be enough to mount a mission to deflect the incoming object , but it could be enough to

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