High Resolution Images Of Vesta By DAWN

High Resolution Images Of Vesta By DAWN

NASA is featuring the first high-resolution images of asteroid Vesta as taken by the DAWN spacecraft during a low-altitude orbit. The images show a very interesting surface, battered with old and…
Open Notebook Astronomy

Open Notebook Astronomy

Is the author of 'open notebook astronomy' an idiot?  Over at 365DOA, there is a full article on open notebook astronomy.  What is open notebook?  Making your data and your work…
Seeing Armageddon In A Grain Of Sand

Seeing Armageddon In A Grain Of Sand

It is approaching fast. And it is big. The next NEO (Near-Earth Object) encounter that is. This Tuesday, a 400 m (1,300 ft) diameter rock, known as 2005 YU55, will pass by earth at a distance that is…