by sagesgroup | Jan 27, 2023 | A1, Asteroids, Astronomy, Astronomy Explainers, Card story, ESA, homepage, NASA, Space Science
Every week, there seems to be another asteroid in the news that’s about to fly dangerously close to Earth. But it never comes near enough to smash our planet to smithereens — or even quietly burn up in the atmosphere. This week it’s asteroid 2023 BU, which will soar...by sagesgroup | Jan 16, 2023 | Asteroids, Astronomy, NASA, Science, Space Science, Space Travel, Syndicated, water
If and when we ever get an asteroid mining industry off the ground, one of the most important decisions to be made in the structure of any asteroid mining mission would be how to get the resources back to where all of our other infrastructure is — somewhere around the...by sagesgroup | Dec 30, 2022 | A1, Asteroids, Astronomy, Science, Space Science, technology
Amateur radio operators around the world heard an Alaskan science facility “chirp” an asteroid. On Twitter, ham radio users published audio and video of a Tuesday experiment from the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP. This research facility is a...by sagesgroup | Dec 26, 2022 | Asteroids, Astronomy, Crew Dragon, International Space Station, NASA, Space Science, SpaceX, Syndicated
The stars call to us, as Carl Sagan once said. Given the human drive to explore our world and expand our reach, it is likely only a matter of time before we begin to build our homes in the Solar System. The Moon and Mars could be acceptable destinations, but nearby...