search
asteroids
Trends
- 1Real-time Solar System map tracks 526k asteroids live●Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites
A developer has launched a real-time 3D Solar System visualisation that renders more than 526,000 asteroids alongside every tracked artificial satellite. Users can watch planetary and orbital positions update live in the browser. The project drew strong engagement on Hacker News, where commenters discussed the data sources behind the asteroid catalogue and the technical challenge of rendering so many objects smoothly.
- 2NASA Releases New Documentary on Tracking Asteroids▼New NASA-documentary about newly discovered asteroids and how to track them and calculate their orbits: https:// plus.na
NASA has released a new documentary, 'Planetary Defenders: This Is Not an Exercise', explaining how newly discovered asteroids are tracked and their orbits calculated. The film highlights the work of scientists defending Earth from potential impacts. Space and astronomy enthusiasts are sharing the documentary, which is freely available on NASA's streaming platform, praising its accessible look at planetary defence efforts.
- 3Asteroid Bennu is a mix of materials from both ends of the Solar System●# Bennu es un poco Frankenstein: el # asteroide que la # NASA trajo a la # Tierra mezcla materiales de los dos extremos
Samples that NASA brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu show the space rock is something of a 'Frankenstein', combining materials that formed at opposite ends of the Solar System. The findings, reported by Xataka, suggest Bennu's parent body gathered debris from very different regions before breaking apart, offering new clues about how the early Solar System mixed its building blocks.
- 4AstroForge to hand full control of space mission to AI●Space-mining company AstroForge intends to let artificial intelligence control an entire mission using Solo. Source: Stu
Space-mining company AstroForge says it intends to let artificial intelligence run an entire mission autonomously using its Solo system. If successful, it would be one of the first deep-space missions operated end to end by AI rather than ground controllers, a notable step for autonomous spacecraft operations and for the company's asteroid-mining ambitions.