fbpx

Updates

Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat

Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055329/mars_feature.png 680 360 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055329/mars_feature.png

This article was published by the University of Colorado Boulder which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia smacking into Mars some 4…

This is how big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City

This is how big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055734/BI-UK_asteroid-video-NYC-thumb-02.jpg 2205 1190 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055734/BI-UK_asteroid-video-NYC-thumb-02.jpg

This video and the article were produced by Alex Kuzoian for Business Insider UK. Neither Alex nor Business Insider UK are affiliated with Asteroid Day. An asteroid doesn’t need to be massive…

International Space Station receives asteroid “dust” experiment

International Space Station receives asteroid “dust” experiment https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055153/Strata-1-Hardware-wmfe.jpg 743 557 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055153/Strata-1-Hardware-wmfe.jpg

This article was written by Brendan Byrne for WMFE.org. Neither are affiliated with Asteroid Day. NASA wants to explore the surface of asteroids, and private companies want to mine them for…

Find Them Now – The Asteroid Grand Challenge

Find Them Now – The Asteroid Grand Challenge https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055746/asteroid-grand-challenge.jpg 1366 768 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055746/asteroid-grand-challenge.jpg

https://youtu.be/98UoNqvZGUg The NASA Asteroid Grand Challenge (AGC) ran a public challenge to develop this short video. Learn how this was created. “Find Them Now” uses a narrative based on a…

Geologists to drill into heart of dinosaur-killing impact

Geologists to drill into heart of dinosaur-killing impact https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055335/low_GettyImages-581747281.jpg 630 420 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055335/low_GettyImages-581747281.jpg

This article was written by Alexandra Witze for Nature.com. Neither are affiliated with Asteroid Day. Asteroid Day Expert Christian Koeberl is one of the principal investigators of the ICDP part of the…