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Ryugu’s history has been… weird

Phil Plait

Dec 12, 2019

A 3D model of the surface of the asteroid Ryugu created from Hayabusa2 data. Note that in frame A, the rock Catafo Saxum sits right in the center, marking the meridian (0° longitude) of Ryugu. Credit: Watanabe et al.

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Near-Earth Asteroid

Russia wants to put an observatory on the Moon to stalk incoming asteroids

Elizabeth Rayne

Dec 3, 2019

NASA image of the lunar south pole

Tag: Near-Earth Asteroid

Tag: Bad Astronomy

New observations show the asteroid Hygiea is round!

Phil Plait

Oct 28, 2019

An actual image of the protoplanet Hygiea, taken using the SPHERE camera on the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/P. Vernazza et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS)

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Hubble Space Telescope

Citizen scientists find asteroids in Hubble images

Phil Plait

Oct 16, 2019

As Hubble observed the Crab Nebula supernova remnant, a small main-belt asteroid photobombed the image, leaving behind a curved streak due to Hubble’s orbital motion around the Earth. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Thévenot (@AstroMelina); CC BY 4.0

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Hubble Space Telescope

Tag: Bad Astronomy

OSIRIS-REx sees Earth from 100 million kilometers away

Phil Plait

Oct 11, 2019

A very overexposed image of the asteroid Bennu by OSIRIS-REx reveals stars in the background… and a pair of worlds far in the distance. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

466 million years ago, a huge asteroid impact helped life on Earth be fruitful and multiply

Phil Plait

Sep 24, 2019

In the asteroid belt, collisions between big rocks can have big consequences, even here on Earth. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

On the asteroid Bennu, how much you weigh depends on where you are

Phil Plait

Sep 11, 2019

A topographical map of Bennu shows rocks, pits, and the odd overall shape of the tiny 500-meter-wide asteroid. Credit: NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York/MDA

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The case of the Sun-diving asteroid that thinks it's a comet

Phil Plait

Sep 4, 2019

The comet-like asteroid 322P/SOHO was seen once again by SOHO in August 2019. Credit: ESA/NASA SOHO and Karl Battams

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Near-Earth Asteroid

NASA just put $19 million towards finding killer asteroids

Elizabeth Rayne

Aug 28, 2019

NASA image of Bennu

Tag: Near-Earth Asteroid

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The asteroid Ryugu is a weird, fragile thing

Phil Plait

Aug 26, 2019

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Japan once again shoots a bullet at an asteroid… and the video is amazing.

Phil Plait

Jul 29, 2019

Artwork showing Hayabusa2 arriving at the tiny asteroid Ryugu. Credit: Akihiro Ikeshita

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

2019 LF6: The asteroid with the shortest year known

Phil Plait

Jul 9, 2019

The orbit of the asteroid 2019 LF6 around the Sun takes it closer than Mercury and just farther out than Venus. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Bennu: The moody face of a rubble pile asteroid… that's spitting rocks in space.

Phil Plait

Jul 3, 2019

Bennu is a half-kilometer-wide asteroid on a near-Earth orbit. This image by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows it is a rubble pile, a collection of rocks held together by their own gravity. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin

Tag: Bad Astronomy

What is that thing in the moon that’s 5 times the size of Hawaii?

Elizabeth Rayne

Jun 11, 2019

South Pole-Aitken crater on the moon

Tag: Bad Astronomy

What astronomers mean by 'rubble pile asteroids'

Phil Plait

May 20, 2019

The asteroid Bennu, a “rubble pile”, seen by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a distance of 13 km. Note the huge boulder on the lower right. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

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