For the first time in recorded history, a meteorite is reported to have killed a person. The incident happened Saturday (Feb. 6) when an object, thought to be a meteorite, hit a college campus in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India …
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First Person Killed By Meteorite Under Investigation
Published February 9, 2016 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: astronomy, India, meteorite, one in a million, sky is falling, space debris, space junk, Tamil Nadu
Space Junk Will Crash To Earth Nov.13
Published October 30, 2015 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: astronomy, meteor, meteorite, NASA, space debris, space exploration, space junk
A rogue chunk of debris that orbited Earth far beyond the Moon is making a homecoming on November 13th, astronomers have concluded. WT1190F is one to two meters in length and probably hollow, but beyond that, we have no idea WTF the aptly-named piece of space garbage is.
Asteroids Can Be Redirected With Spray Paint
Published February 25, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: aerospace, Dave Hyland, meteor, meteorite, physics, powder coat, research, science, Shen Ge, space debris, space junk, Spray Paint, Texas A&M University, tribocharging powder dispensing, Yarkovski effect
There is research that is off the wall, some off the charts and some off the planet, such as what a Texas A&M University aerospace and physics professor is exploring. It’s a plan to deflect a killer asteroid by using paint, and the science behind it is absolutely rock solid, so to speak, so much so that NASA is getting involved and wants to know much more.
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