Asteroids

Source: www.moreover.com --- 14 hours ago
Washington, September 4 : A new research is aiming to unmask some Near Earth Objects (NEOs), which are comets posing as Asteroids. NEOs are objects whose orbits bring them in close proximity to Earth. ...

Source: slashdot.org --- 31 days ago
Hugh Pickens writes "A new study at the Jet Propulsion Labs shows that weak gravitational pull of a "gravity tractor" could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was at least one orbit away from potential impact with Earth. First a spacecraft would be crashed directly into the asteroid, similar to the Deep Impact mission that impacted a comet in 2005. This would provide a big change of direction, but in a less controllable fashion that could push the path of the asteroid into a dangerous keyhole. But then a second spacecraft, the gravity tractor, would come into play, hovering about 150 meters away from the asteroid, to exert a gentle gravitational force, changing the asteroid's velocity by only 0.22 microns per second each day. Over a long enough time, that could steer it away from the keyhole. In the simulation, a simple control system kept the spacecraft in position, and a transponder on the asteroid helped monitor its position and thus determine its trajectory more precisely than would be possible otherwise. 'The gravity tractor is a wimp, but it's a precise wimp,' said astronaut Jack Schweickart. 'It can make very small, precise changes in orbit, and that's what you need to avoid a keyhole.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 32 days ago
A 'gravity tractor' could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was more than one orbit away from the potential impact, according to a new study. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 25 days ago
This game is absolutely amazing: by tilting the phone you are moving the ship, but by using the wheel under the display (so called 'nav sensor') you are shooting the Asteroids! ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 28 days ago
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Asteroids with moons, which scientists call binary Asteroids, are common in the solar system. A longstanding question has been how the majority of such moons are formed. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 20 days ago
Meteorites that fall to Earth usually come directly from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, rather than from the population of larger space rocks that drifted in from the asteroid belt's innermost edge to hang around our planet's neighborhood. ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 19 days ago
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ActionFreak - Well here's the scoop. I loved an earlier remake of Asteroids in the arcade back in the day, and so I figured I'd give this one a try. Its more or less the game of old with new graphics and ship variety. Some of my friends who hadn't played the game ever... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 19 days ago
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Robbie_Woody - I went out and bought this game because a magazine and a friend told me it was good. So I put it in and turned my playstation on only to find a big pile of poo. This game is so poor, I mean why sit around all day and shoot Asteroids when you can... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 25 days ago
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pumpkinoel - NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1 or 2 player AGES: All HOW THE GAME WORKS: So there you are, hovering in your spacecraft, mere inches from a cranky black hole or a raging nebula. Now add to the mix, morphing ice crystals, dangerous asteroid... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 20 days ago
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brford - Note: I'm an adult buying GameBoy cartridges for 3 boys aged 5 through 13. I also enjoy playing games on my own GameBoy Color while travelling and relaxing. Asteroids by Activision for GameBoy Color is a great game. Players can choose to play... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 20 days ago
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - This title is the most recent in my collection of sub-A$30 new titles. It supports both the colour Gameboy and the original. Unfortunately, it hasn't bothered with SuperGameboy features, but the colour version more than makes up for it, graphically... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 15 days ago
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumersbe - Save your cash up for this baby, its worth it..Believe me..There simply isnt a better game design then the original Asteroids..Shoot Asteroids..Problem is, they break off and go flying in all directions..Multi paralaxing screen adds to the enjoyment of... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 15 days ago
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author phatbhuda - Come on, I know you wasted tons of quarters playing this game in the arcades. Then playing on atari home systems, and now on arcade emulators on your personal computer. Now you can play it on your gameboy. The reason why I got my GameBoy Color,... ...

Source: arstechnica.com --- 17 days ago
An international team of scientists looked at the structure of potentially hazardous Asteroids to determine their point of origin in the solar system Read More... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 25 days ago
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author PrRangers - You are in a spaceship. You have a gun, and some thrusters. There are rocks. Shoot them into little pieces without crashing into them. But watch out for that inertia! Clear the screen and do it all again. And again. And again. That'll be Asteroids then... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 12 days ago
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cryptz - Asteroids Hyper 64 Here's your chance to see what todays technology really it. The Asteroids Hyper 64 is very impressive, wonderful graphics, excellents controls and a fun game to play with. In the game you get to blasting rock in... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 19 days ago
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kmhinman - Being twenty-five, I vividly remember Atari. I even had a real size Asteroids games. The table top kind that you would usually find in Pizza Hut. Anyhow, I could beat every boy in the neighborhood. They would come over thinking that I was just a girl and... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 20 days ago
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author steverbever - Asteroids was always a great game, now its even better. It is not only in color now but its portable, for Game Boy color and Game Boy its a even better. There are five zones with fifteen levels of play in each, three different ships and... ...

Source: www.epinions.com --- 15 days ago
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Fizz911hk2 - The remake of the old classic Asteroids has hit just about every system and most of them have gotten bad reviews. However, on the game boy, where many classics are brought back to life, the simple gameplay is accepted with open arms. This... ...

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 32 days ago
A "gravity tractor" could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was more than one orbit away from the potential impact, according to a new study. If the space rock was found heading straight for Earth, a combination of techniques - including a gravity tractor - might save the day. The study, carried out by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shows that the weak gravitational pull of a nearby spacecraft could deflect a hypothetical asteroid 140 metres across, big enough to cause regional devastation if it hit Earth. "Prior to this study, the gravity tractor deflection technique had been proven in only a conceptual way," says Clark Chapman of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, who was not involved in the study. Keep reading here . Related : Large Hadron Collider On A Cosmic Quest In Geneva ...