Category: asteroid mining

Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids

Post author By Randall
Post date August 30, 2019
Categories In arecibo observatory, asteroid, asteroid mining, Nasa, national science foundation, near earth object, radio astronomy, radio telescope, Space, stem, Tech, tomorrow, university of central florida

[ad_1] Asteroids that are predicted to come within 5 million miles of the Earth are considered a potential threat by NASA. While that seems like a vast distance, gravity could shift an asteroid’s orbit closer and closer to Earth, eventually resulting in an impact. A proactive approach is certainly preferred for this type of work, […]

US and Luxembourg sign ‘space commerce’ pact

Post author By Randall
Post date May 10, 2019
Categories In agreement, asteroid mining, commerce department, department of commerce, gear, government, luxembourg, memorandum, memorandum of understanding, Politics, Space, spaceflight, Tech

[ad_1] The US Commerce Department tempered expectations somewhat by noting that this is ultimately a “vehicle” for team-ups rather than a formal alliance. As a member of the European Union, Luxembourg can only realistically do so much without involving its EU neighbors. Still, it won’t be surprising if space commerce gets a significant boost through […]

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft bombs Ryugu asteroid

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Post date April 5, 2019
Categories In asteroid, asteroid mining, hayabusa2, jaxa, Space, Tech, tomorrow
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[ad_1] [SCI] April 5 at 11:56 JST. The SCI operation time has passed and we have confirmed there is no problem with the spacecraft during the evacuation operation. — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) April 5, 2019 To avoid getting hit by flying debris, Hayabusa2 maneuvered itself away from the impact zone, according to the BBC. Japan’s Jaxa […]