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Fuel cell makes loco debut, better than asteroid mining, big demand change needed – Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly
Fuel cell makes loco debut, better than asteroid mining, big demand change needed
Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly
Toronto- and New York-listed junior Platinum Group Metals (PTM) quips that its discovery of a new platinum deposit in South Africa is “more down to earth” than the recent suggestion of mining on asteroids for platinum. The mining of asteroids is a …
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:51 pm
Approaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites – National Geographic
National GeographicApproaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites
National Geographic
A newly discovered asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say. "That's very unlikely, but we can't rule it out," said Paul Chodas, a planetary astronomer at NASA's Jet …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:42 pm
Robotic anchor will get a grip on space rocks – msnbc.com
Robotic anchor will get a grip on space rocks
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To recover the riches embedded in asteroids, as the recently launched Planetary Ventures aims to do, miners will first need to latch their drills onto the surface of the space rocks. NASA scientists are at work on a robotic gripper that appears up to …
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:17 pm
Moon rocks reveal evidence of barrage by asteroids – msnbc.com
msnbc.comMoon rocks reveal evidence of barrage by asteroids
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The impactors that pummeled the Earth and moon nearly 4 billion years ago were primarily asteroids, a new study of lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggests. During a short stretch of time about 3.9 billion years ago, impactors bombarded our …
Moon Rocks Reveal Evidence of Ancient Asteroid BarrageSpace.com
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:02 pm
Asteroid Survey: NASA Says 4700 Space Rocks ‘Possibly Hazardous’ – Huffington Post
New York Daily NewsAsteroid Survey: NASA Says 4700 Space Rocks 'Possibly Hazardous'
Huffington Post
Well, that might have been fiction–but a new NASA study identifies about 4700 “potentially hazardous” asteroids near Earth. Deja vu? The asteroids are on astronomers' radar because they are headed dangerously close to Earth—within five million …
NASA finds 4700 asteroids that are 'potentially dangerous' to EarthNew York Daily News
NASA Says 4700 Asteroids Pose Risk To EarthKVIA El Paso
Census finds 4700 potentially dangerous asteroids lurking near EarthMother Nature Network
Zee News -WPTV
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:10 pm
NASA Dawn Spacecraft Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid – Space Daily
Aviation WeekNASA Dawn Spacecraft Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid
Space Daily
by Staff Writers NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and relation to the terrestrial planets and Earth's moon. Vesta now has been revealed …
How to Spot Asteroid Juno in the Night SkySpace.com
Carol Raymond reveals asteroid VestaEarthSky
A Closer Look at the Solar System's Most Fascinating AsteroidTIME
ScienceBlog.com (blog) -Bend Bulletin -Aviation Week
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:52 am
You can see asteroid Juno — if you have the right tools – msnbc.com
msnbc.comYou can see asteroid Juno — if you have the right tools
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A small, faint asteroid will be coming into view this week, and lucky skywatchers with the right tools could catch a glimpse of the space rock. In the first few years of the 19th century, astronomers discovered four new bodies between the orbits of …
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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:58 pm
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids – MarketWatch (press release)
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids. The results reveal new …
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:06 pm
Jobs Building Asteroid-Mining Robots Receive 2000 Applicants – Huffington Post
Lehighvalleylive.comJobs Building Asteroid-Mining Robots Receive 2000 Applicants
Huffington Post
Less than three weeks after officially unveiling its asteroid-mining plans, the billionaire-backed firm Planetary Resources has already received thousands of job applications, officials said. On April 24, the company announced that it was looking to …
2000 apply for jobs building asteroid-mining robotsFox News
Robots, Platinum, and Tiny Space Telescopes: The Pitch for Mining AsteroidsThe Atlantic
Asteroid-mining company lands Bethlehem nativeLehighvalleylive.com
Universe Today
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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:19 pm
Report: NASA Training Astronauts for Asteroid Missions – PC Magazine
Popular ScienceReport: NASA Training Astronauts for Asteroid Missions
PC Magazine
By Damon Poeter NASA is currently training astronauts to land on asteroids and hopes to send humans to one of the distant space rocks in about a decade, The Telegraph reported over the weekend. As in the movie Armageddon, one motivation for the …
Earth, Asteroid 2012 JU Come Within 119000 Miles Of Each OtherHuffington Post
Astronauts to land on 'planet killer' asteroidNewstrack India
NASA is Training Up an Astronaut Crew for a Potential Manned Asteroid MissionPopular Science
Space Daily -Universe Today -DigitalJournal.com
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Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:42 pm
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Approaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites
The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it could hit a communications satellite, scientists say.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:04 pm
The most profitable asteroid is…
With the recent announcement of the asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, some of the most-asked questions about this enticing but complex endeavor include, what asteroids do we mine? Which are the easiest asteroids to get to? Could it really be profitable?
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:18 pm
Asteroid 2012 KA to buzz Earth on May 17
On the heels of a bus-sized asteroid that passed harmlessly between Earth and the orbit of the Moon on May 13, another asteroid between 4.5 and 10 meters (14-33 feet) wide will buzz by at about the same distance on May 17, 2012.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:18 am
How to Spot Asteroid Juno in the Night Sky
A small, faint asteroid will be coming into view this week, and lucky skywatchers with the right tools could catch a glimpse of the space rock.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 10:05 pm
2,000 Apply for Jobs Building Asteroid-Mining Robots
If you want to be an asteroid miner, you've got some stiff competition.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 5:08 pm
Vesta Asteroid: New Findings from Planet-Like Body
New findings from the Dawn spacecraft reveal the complexity — and the beauty — of the Asteroid Vesta
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:47 am
Bus-size asteroid takes close swing by Earth
An asteroid the size of a school bus gave Earth a close shave Sunday, passing well inside the orbit of the moon, but our planet was never in any danger of being hit.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 8:01 pm
Bus-Size Asteroid Zips Close By Earth
An asteroid the size of a school bus gave Earth a close shave yesterday (May 13), passing well inside the orbit of the moon, but our planet was never in any danger of being hit.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
Giant asteroid got one-two crater-carving punch
The giant asteroid Vesta got clobbered not once but twice, and it has the scars to prove it.
Posted on 10 May 2012 | 8:32 pm
NASA Probe Gets Extended Stay at Huge Asteroid Vesta
A robotic probe currently studying the giant asteroid Vesta is going into bonus rounds in the asteroid belt, with NASA clearing the spacecraft to spend 40 extra days gleaning more of the space rock's secrets.
Posted on 8 May 2012 | 11:22 am
