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Rosetta and Its Kin: A History of Comet and Asteroid Missions
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This article was written by Elizabeth Howell for Space.com Read the original article, here. As the Rosetta spacecraft closes out its historic mission with a descent to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko…

Asteroid Day August Competition – Your Questions answered by the Experts
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In August 2016, as part of the Asteroid Day August Update Episode, we ran a competition asking you to submit your best asteroid Questions via Twitter. Below are all the…

Asteroid Named for Freddie Mercury
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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Freddie Mercury received a cosmic boost when on September 5th, ‘Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury’ was…

The man behind Asteroid Day Italy
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This is an op-ed piece by Asteroid Day Italy Coordinator, astrophysicist and founder of the Virtual Telescope (an official partner) Dr. Gianluca Masi. My interest in asteroids dates back to…

2016 Perseid Meteor Shower
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Here is a picture from last night. Unfortunately, it is a bit out of focus. My wide lens is f4 i.e. not ideal for this type of photography. NEXT MORNING:…

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