Webb Space Telescope 'unexpectedly' finds its smallest asteroid yet
The following graphics are computer generated images of objects in low-Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth. (Courtesy: NASA ODPO)
The James Webb Space Telescope accidentally found an asteroid, and NASA says it's likely the smallest observed to date by the observatory.
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ESA - Sound test of Hera asteroid mission antenna
The High Gain Antenna of ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence seen being prepared for testing in the acoustic reverberation chamber of the IABG test centre in Germany. This involves blasting it with launcher-level noise through the speakers seen in the wall.
Hera is Europe's contribution to an international planetary defence experiment.
Opinion | NASA's Mission to Psyche, a '$10 Quintillion' Asteroid - The New York Times
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is leading a NASA mission to explore an asteroid rich with metals supposedly worth $10 quintillion that's orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid's name is Psyche, after the Greek goddess of the soul.
This is totally cool, but there are a few caveats on that eye-catching dollar value. First, it's Elkins-Tanton's own estimate, which she told me she ballparked about six years ago when reporters first came calling about the mission. (She estimated that the nickel alone was worth that much.
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