Stolen New Mexico meteorite worth $20K-$40K found
(AP) -- A meteorite that landed in Russia in the 1940s and was recently stolen from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has been located.
Jan 10, 2012
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Space mountain produces terrestrial meteorites
When NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around giant asteroid Vesta in July, scientists fully expected the probe to reveal some surprising sights. But no one expected a 13-mile high mountain, two and a half ...
Jan 02, 2012
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Dawn sends first low altitude images of Vesta
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent back the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta from its low-altitude mapping orbit. The images, obtained by the framing camera, show the stippled and lumpy ...
Dec 21, 2011
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NASA considers sending a telescope to outer solar system
Light pollution in our inner solar system, from both the nearby glow of the Sun and the hazy zodiacal glow from dust ground up in the asteroid belt, has long stymied cosmologists looking for a clearer take ...
Dec 20, 2011
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Dawn spacecraft spirals down to lowest orbit
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully maneuvered into its closest orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta today, beginning a new phase of science observations. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta ...
Dec 13, 2011
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New evidence suggests large asteroid strike may have influenced Mercury's spin
(PhysOrg.com) -- Planets orbiting a sun generally, but not always spin on their axis. Some spin east to west, others west to east. Those that don’t spin are said to be tidal locked with their sun; always ...
Dec 12, 2011
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Is Vesta the 'smallest terrestrial planet?'
NASA's Dawn spacecraft spent the last four years voyaging to asteroid Vesta – and may have found a planet.
Dec 12, 2011
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Image: Fresh impact craters on asteroid Vesta
(PhysOrg.com) -- This image, taken December 6, 2011, combines two separate views of the giant asteroid Vesta obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
Dec 09, 2011
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Dawn soars over asteroid Vesta in 3-D
Glide over the giant asteroid Vesta with NASA's Dawn spacecraft in a new 3-D video. Dawn has been orbiting Vesta since July 15, obtaining high-resolution images of its bumpy, cratered surface and making ...
Dec 02, 2011
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Student's work helps to detect near earth asteroids
(PhysOrg.com) -- An asteroid impact with the earth can really ruin your day: just consider the dinosaurs. Most asteroids, also known as minor planets, orbit the sun beyond the planet Mars and present no danger, ...
Nov 21, 2011
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UCF students to experience free-fall for physics experiment
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of current, past and future University of Central Florida students will float around in weightlessness like astronauts this month as part of a physics experiment that could provide ...
Nov 16, 2011
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Swift observatory catches asteroid flyby (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- As asteroid 2005 YU55 swept past Earth in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, telescopes aboard NASA's Swift satellite joined professional and amateur astronomers around the globe in monitoring ...
Nov 11, 2011
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Lutetia: A rare survivor from the birth of the Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- New observations indicate that the asteroid Lutetia is a leftover fragment of the same original material that formed the Earth, Venus and Mercury. Astronomers have combined data from ESA’s ...
Nov 11, 2011
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Cosmic voyager has a layover in St. Louis
Last January two amateur meteorite hunters dropped by Randy Korotev's office at Washington University in St. Louis to show him their latest purchase, a 17-kilogram pallasite meteorite found in 2006 near Conception ...
Nov 10, 2011
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Keck telescope snaps images of asteroid's exit
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the world’s largest optical/infrared telescopes has captured near-infrared light images of asteroid YU55 as it was departing its close flyby of Earth the night of Nov. 8, 2011. ...
Nov 10, 2011
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