Science
New small satellites to rendezvous with binary asteroids – Space Daily
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 –
CU Boulder and Lockheed Martin will lead a new space mission to capture the first-ever closeup look at a mysterious class of solar system objects: binary asteroids.
These bodies are pairs of a
CU Boulder and Lockheed Martin will lead a new space mission to capture the first-ever closeup look at a mysterious class of solar system objects: binary asteroids.
These bodies are pairs of asteroids that orbit around each other in space, much like the Earth and moon. In a project review on Sept. 3, NASA gave the official go-ahead to the Janus mission, named after the two-faced Roman god. The mission will study these asteroid couplets in never-before-seen detail.
It will be a moment for twos:…
-
General23 hours agoPolice say new leads being pursued after baby’s body found in Alexander Heights stormwater drain
-
Noosa News9 hours agoMan dies in Brisbane crash, women and girl rushed to hospital
-
Noosa News23 hours agoPolice charge second man over alleged assault in Gold Coast car seller on Facebook’s Marketplace
-
General23 hours agoRecord Qantas fine reveals Australia’s perverse moral compass