Leftovers of cosmic creation
Cosmic visitors and Earthly impacts
Human missions to touch the stars
The future of space rocks
YOUR GOAL
Master of Comets and asteroids
artiteacher The future of space rocks
A billion years of history floating in the dark, We found the ancient water that ignited life's first spark.
artiteacher Advanced telescopes are being built to track millions of potentially hazardous space rocks.
artiteacher Harvesting water ice from space rocks could revolutionize future space travel and refueling.
artiteacher Sort ancient cosmic pebbles to learn how our early solar system first formed.
Psyche's value: If we brought asteroid Psyche's metals to Earth, they would theoretically destroy our global economy.
A set of active measures designed to detect, track, and prevent cosmic bodies from impacting Earth. In 2022, NASA's DART mission demonstrated this capability by altering the orbital trajectory of asteroid Dimorphos.
Why is it much easier to launch mined materials off an asteroid than off Earth?
Which upcoming observatory in Chile will use a giant camera to scan for hazardous asteroids?
What is the term for using resources found in space rather than launching them from Earth?
Which material is NOT expected to be found in abundance on metallic asteroids like Psyche?
What is the Yarkovsky effect that astronomers must calculate to predict asteroid paths?
How does water ice from asteroids get chemically converted into rocket propellant?