The privately funded killer-asteroid spotter is here
It's a new tool for tracking space-rock trajectories—even with limited data. Enlarge / Visualizing the trajectories through the Solar System of asteroids discovered by the Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping platform. (credit:.....»»
Need to image an asteroid close up? There"s an AMIGO for that
There are so many asteroids. Just in our own backyard, we've found over 30,000 Near Earth asteroids. Exploring them using traditional methods and launching a custom-made mission, like Hayabusa or OSIRIS-REx, would almost certainly be cost-prohibitive.....»»
Killer deal saves you $200 on Dyson’s Corrale hair straightener
Save $200 on this refurbished model of the Dyson Corrale hair straightener, which is backed by a 12-month Dyson Official Warranty......»»
After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results
"Every sample here has a story to tell." Enlarge / A look inside the clean room where OSIRIS-REx's samples will be stored. (credit: NASA) Christmas Day for scientists who study asteroids is coming in just two months when.....»»
I lost my iPhone on a dream vacation — and it wasn’t a nightmare
I lost my phone on the first day of a dream trip. Was it a vacation killer or a blessing in disguise?.....»»
Asteroid-smashing NASA probe sent boulders into space
When a NASA spacecraft successfully knocked an asteroid off course last year it sent dozens of boulders skittering into space, images from the Hubble telescope showed on Thursday......»»
Hubble observes a cluster of boulders around impacted asteroid Dimorphos
Last year, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. Now, Hubble has observed that a number of boulders have been ejected from the asteroid......»»
DART asteroid impact created a 10,000-kilometer debris field of boulders
The asteroid-smashing planetary defense mission knocked some large rocks free. Enlarge / The dusty debris from the DART collision dominates this image, but there are boulders present, too. (credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA)).....»»
Once again, the US public says NASA should prioritize asteroid defense
Just 7 percent of US women want NASA to prioritize humans to Mars. Enlarge / Artist’s illustration shows the ejection of a cloud of debris after NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos. (credit: ESO/M. Ko.....»»
Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid Dimorphos
Wayward asteroids present a real collision hazard to Earth. Scientists estimate that an asteroid measuring several miles across smashed into Earth 65 million years ago and wiped out the dinosaurs, among other forms of life, in a mass extinction. Unli.....»»
What motivates family forest landowners to manage invasive species?
Over half of forests in the United States are privately owned, especially in the Eastern part of the country. This can make control of invasive species challenging, as efforts need to be coordinated among many different landowners. A new study from t.....»»
Preserved presolar silicate grains found in Ryugu samples
A large international team of space scientists and geochemists has found preserved presolar silicate grains in surface samples collected from the Ryugu asteroid by the Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 in 2018 and 2019 and returned to Earth in 2020. In.....»»
Where to watch Lost Girls
A suspect has been arrested in the Long Island serial killer, and now we can tell you where to watch Lost Girls, the movie about how the killings were exposed......»»
Light-based “LiFi” is stunningly fast, notably fragile—and now standardized
224GB/s, killer security, no radio interference—but you can't block the beam. Enlarge / "I can't believe the quality of this 8K video tutorial! It's like you're really… Ted, could you, yeah, just shift over a little there? Yo.....»»
Tidal capture of an asteroid by a magnetar
Recently astronomers have been able to associate two seemingly unrelated phenomena: an explosive event known as a fast radio burst and the change in speed of a spinning magnetar. And now new research suggests that the cause of both of these is the de.....»»
NASA decides not to launch two already-built asteroid probes
The Janus asteroid probes will remain on Earth. Enlarge / An artist's illustration of NASA's two Janus spacecraft as they would have appeared in space. (credit: Lockheed Martin) Two small spacecraft should have now been.....»»
Is Jennifer Garner’s 2005 Elektra movie really that bad?
Jennifer Garner is reprising her role as the sai-wielding killer Elektra in the MCU's Deadpool 3, but is the 2005 Elektra movie really bad as everyone says it?.....»»
Asteroid named after Portuguese astrophysicist
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid after Pedro Machado, astrophysicist at Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA), at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). Along with the nomination of.....»»
Practicing the game-winning asteroid sample catch
The capsule looked like something from a 1960s sci-fi flick. Resting on the ground, slightly tilted, its white heat shield flaked off in places, it looked how one would expect after speeding in from outer space and streaking across the sky like a sho.....»»
Asus ROG Ally review: is it still a killer handheld?
Now that the launch dust has settled, Asus' ROG Ally has seen a lot of changes, and they aren't all for the better......»»
7 upcoming weird and wild video game adaptations that you should watch
With dancing aliens, sassy robots, and killer ice cream trucks, these seven upcoming video game adaptations have the potential to be weird, wild, and memorable......»»