UR: Characterising the Risk to Earth of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, Leah Bigwood investigates whether three Near Earth Asteroids are likely to impact Earth in the next 100 years.
How Much Water Did The Asteroid Belt Send to Earth?
Special Delivery! Could the Earth’s water have arrived from the asteroid belt?
A New Theory for an Old Siberian Explosion
Can an asteroid passing through the atmosphere explain the largest impact event in recorded history?
Letting the Trojans out of the Horse: Trojan Asteroids Escape their Orbits
A special group of asteroids could tell us a lot about the formation of our solar system! The authors of today’s paper take steps to discover their secrets.
Collision Course – A Discussion About Life Threatening Near-Earth Objects
We know an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs – are we prepared if we find another Near Earth Object on a collision course with our planet?
BEYOND: Space Missions To Look Forward To In the 2020s
A brief summary of some of the major space missions that are planning to launch in the 2020s.