A Treasure Trove of Asteroids
Sometimes the real treasure is the asteroids we find along the way…
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Daniella DellaGiustina
Today we interview Dr. Daniella DellaGiustina, professor at the University of Arizona, Deputy Principal Investigator of the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, and the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer at #AAS247
UR: Modeling Asteroids and Using Microwave Telescope Data to Constrain Thermophysical Properties
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Mariah Jones and her collaborators used data from the South Pole Telescope to constrain the thermal properties of an asteroid!
Sednoids: Echoes of a Rogue Planet in the Early Solar System?
Ancient rogue planet could explain why sednoids in our Solar System follow such unusual, distant orbits.
Using tides to peek into asteroid interiors
How to look into the interiors of asteroids? Tidal interactions during close encounters with Earth might just work!
Asteroids in the Archives
What happens when you combine deep learning, citizen science, and decades of Hubble images? You discover thousands of new asteroids!