Asteroid belt

that if meteoroids held may clues to questions about the formation and constant changes in the solar system, then why wouldn’t comets do the same? After all, meteoroids and comets were both composed of rocky debris, originated from their own special “belts”, and orbited the Sun. The mission was also made to find out if comets had different compositions on the inside than the outside, and observe other such things that telescopes and satellites in Earth’s atmosphere or low orbit could not observe at such

It is inevitable that the Sun will turn into a red giant and eventually a black hole, thus, killing everything that is left in our solar system. When this happens, the fate of the human race will either survive or go extinct. If we as a species intend on surviving, we must develop ways to colonize interstellar space. However, there is currently many limitations that don’t allow humans to travel vast distances in short periods of time. Since the space race, there have been countless proposed propulsion

It’s possible for an asteroid this size to breakdown before impact leaving almost no trace. The air blast resulting from this fragmentation could be just as, if not more destructive than a crater impacting asteroid (National Research Council, 2010). Any asteroid larger than 1km in diameter is capable of causing global destruction (Yeomans, 2012). Comets that cause extremely dramatic impacts to earth can vary anywhere from 10 km to about 1000km in diameter. A 10km asteroid collision with the earth

never-ending search for the answer. Scientists have worked tirelessly in an attempt to discover the truth, and their hard work has warranted some results. In Mexico in the Turquoise waters, scientists have discovered a crater where they believe an asteroid or comet struck earth which helped cause one of the largest mass extinctions in the history of our planet. They call it, Chicxulub, and they know of it as the killer of dinosaurs. They found evidence of this event first in the layers of rock in the

Fortunately, that is how he met the little prince. Lonely boy, who had left his asteroid B 612 and his beloved rose and began to explore different asteroids by travelling from one to another. Connection and understanding between them is on the very begging clear, because little prince was the only one who was able to notice the drawing of the boa constrictor. Once again

Shoemaker Levy 9(SL9) is a comet . On July 16th, 1994, twenty-three years ago now, this comet had crashed into Jupiter. Although this is when the crash had happened the comet, SL9, had been discovered a year before it had rammed into Jupiter, on the date of March 24, 1993. Shoemaker Levy 9’s collision with Jupiter had been the first seen on another planet other than our home planet itself, Earth. This impact that SL9 made on Jupiter actually lasted around six days and created “plumes” that were recorded

Scientist have discovered that a meteor, has been lost for 25 years after losing orbit has finally been found headed toward Clare High School. Most of the people in Clare, Michigan were all freaking out, while the student of Clare High were calm and collective. “We say it will hit in approximately 5 days,” one scientist said, “So we shall head to the Smithsonian Institute of Science and Technology in Washington D.C.” On day 1 the scientist reached the Smithsonian and talked to the people in charge

It started for me in 1979, my fascination with asteroids and Near Earth Objects. I didn’t have a telescope, or any knowledge of the cosmos, “Asteroids,” was a game I played. I would go down to the old railroad depot walk in to the bar-restaurant, wait my turn, then I would drop $5.00 in quarters.  One after another, I would lose, quarter and fighter ship, until they were all gone. ​​  Side note my little brother was better at this game than me, he was even better at “Space Invaders”. At the time

5th Hour Dev. of Cause/Effect /60 Asteroid Mining and the Economy of the Future Asteroids. Commonly thought of as a natural doomsday device, these hunks of space rock clutter the solar system by the millions. Many give the asteroids credit for all sorts of cataclysmic events such as the extinction of the dinosaurs. Others claim the asteroids can cause cataclysmic events such as the extinction of humankind. Amidst these fears lie a truth: Asteroids are interplanetary gold-mines, filled to

Space Treaty of 1967 Author: Erin L. Williamson Abstract As technology progresses, so too does humanity’s reach. November of 2015 saw a new Act signed into law that promotes commercial activity in space. The activities of acquisition and use of asteroid and space resources must be in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty. This paper reviews the new Act and identifies three areas where the Act may be in conflict with the Treaty: threatening scientific investigation in outer space, appropriating