81. NEAR Voyage: Earth To Eros! Offers details about a mission dedicated to the exploration of the Eros 433 asteroid. http://near.jhuapl.edu/Voyage/

NEAR home / Voyage FROM EARTH TO EROS Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous: A Pictorial Voyage follows NEAR from its inception through the cruise phase to asteroid 433 Eros. Visit the NEAR home page at near.jhuapl.edu for the latest mission information. Your destination: A lonely, remote remnant of the building blocks from which Earth was created 4.6 billion years ago: an asteroid named 433 Eros Your vehicle: The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft; launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 17, 1996. And your eyes during the flight: NEAR's electronic camera, called the multispectral imager, or "MSI" for short. Contents: Why Voyage to an Asteroid? Building NEAR The NEAR Launch Cruising in Space ... Eros First Light visits since 12/95 Created: 20 Dec., 1998 Revised: 21 Jan., 1999 http://www.jhuapl.edu

82. Asteroid Comet Impact Hazards NASA Ames Research Center brings you reports, a Torino impact hazard scale, the latest news, and an image gallery. http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/

News in Brief News Archive June 14,2010 Hayabusa Returns! The Japanese (JAXA) mission to the sub-km NEA Itokawa made a spectacular return to Earth on June 13, landing on the Woomera test range in Australia. Read more... May 17,2010 NASA Shifts Course Toward NEAs NASA's future course for human space exploration has been subject to extensive debate ever since the Augustine Commission recommended a "flexible path" with "multiple destinations." The new approach was implemented in the President's proposed NASA budget for FY11, which would (if approved by Congress) substitute a NEA for the Moon as the next target for human exploration. Read more... Related Information Is the Earth targeted for impact? Torino Impact Scale NASA Astrobiology Institute NASA NEO Program Office ... Questions and Comments Curated by Lockheed Martin

83. Asteroids | Gamebits Ken Gagne s review for PlayStation version. Score 8.6 out of 10. http://www.gamebits.net/psx/asteroid.shtml

84. Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Boulders Seen On Asteroid An image from NEAR s low orbit showing massive boulders on the surface of Eros. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0005/17near/

Boulders seen on asteroid JHU/APL RELEASE Posted: May 17, 2000 Asteroid Eros. Photo: JHU/APL Low-orbit images of Eros taken by NEAR Shoemaker have shown an amazing abundance of boulders of all sizes strewn across the asteroid's surface. This image was taken on May 14, 2000, from an orbital altitude of 50 kilometers (31 miles). The scene is about 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) across and includes features as small as 4 meters (13 feet). The field of boulders at the upper right is one of the rockiest parts of Eros discoveredso far. The largest of the boulders is about 60 meters (197 feet) in diameter, nearly two-thirds the length of a football field. Built and managed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, NEAR-Shoemaker was the first spacecraft launched in NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost, small-scale planetary missions. Earlier coverage Looking into asteroid Eros' saddle wall NEAR Shoemaker puts Eros into perspective Light and shadow create strange shapes on Eros The view of asteroid Eros from low orbit ... NEAR Shoemaker settling down for a long mapping Hubble Posters Stunning posters featuring images from the Hubble Space Telescope and world-renowned astrophotographer David Malin are now available from the Astronomy Now Store.

85. NEAR Information Detailed mission information, images, and links related to the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/near.html

NEAR Shoemaker Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous See the NEAR Eros Descent Images Communications with the NEAR spacecraft on the surface of Eros have ended, the last reception of signal was at 7:00 p.m. EST on 28 February. See the NASA press release for more details. A graph of the measurements of the gamma-ray spectrometer on the surface of Eros is available. NEAR Shoemaker touched down on the surface of Eros at 3:01:52 p.m. EST (20:01:52 UT) Monday, 12 February and contact has been maintained. The spacecraft apparently came to rest with the camera and gamma-ray spectrometer pointing towards the ground and the solar panels and low gain antenna pointing generally towards the Earth and Sun. Ample power is available and data can be transmitted at about 10 bits/sec. The spacecraft impacted at a velocity of about 1.5 to 1.8 meters/second (3.4 to 4.0 mph). The spacecraft obtained 69 high-resolution images before touchdown, the final image showing an area 6 meters across. NEAR was not designed as a lander, but survived the low-velocity, low-gravity impact, a signal continued after the "landing" using the omni-directional low-gain antenna as a beacon. The NEAR team will not be attempting to lift off from the asteroid again. For more, see the NASA Press Release For details of the plans for the landing, see the

86. BBC News | Sci/Tech | Gold Rush In Space? Article on NEAR s first encounter with Eros. Suggests that the asteroid may contain trillions of dollars worth of precious metals. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/401227.stm

Front Page World UK UK Politics ... Help Thursday, July 22, 1999 Published at 17:54 GMT 18:54 UK Sci/Tech Gold rush in space? Two views of Eros, a prime chunk of real estate in outer space By BBC News Online Science Editor Dr David Whitehouse The most detailed study of an asteroid shows that it contains precious metals worth at least $20,000bn. The data were collected last December by the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Near) spacecraft which passed close to the asteroid Eros. It provided an unprecedented look at one of the mountains of rock that fly around the solar system. The first conclusions from that encounter are now published the journal Science. Eros: A "banana" in space Near, which due to a computer malfunction will not be able to go into orbit around Eros until next year, revealed that the asteriod is shaped like a 33 km by 13 km by 13 km banana. Over a thousand images of Eros were transmitted back to Earth that allowed scientists to estimate its size and mass. The results are startling. Gold mine in space Eros is believed to have been formed from the wreckage of a collision with a larger body. Its composition appears to be similar to the stony meteorites that frequently fall to Earth.

87. NEAR * EROS - Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous At Eros - EROS * NEAR MultiSpectral Imager (MSI) research and Eros mission data. http://cps.earth.northwestern.edu/near.html

88. European Asteroid Research Node Association of European research groups active in asteroid research. Links to member sites and resources useful for asteroid research. http://earn.dlr.de/

Participating Institutes Activities Data Archives Abstracts and Preprints ... Data-base of physical properties of NEOs is updated continuously An on-line data-base of Physical and Dynamical properties NEOs, with the corresponding bibliographical references is available at the EARN site. This data-base, compiled and maintained at DLR by Gerhard Hahn , contains information on all known near-Earth objects (Atens-Apollo-Amor Asteroids), and is updated on a regular basis. It is also linked to, and reachable from the NEO Dynamics Site NEODyS at the University of Pisa, which provides extensive information on all dynamical aspects of NEOs, including close approach predictions and collision probabilities. E.A.R.N. is an informal association of European research groups active in asteroid research. The idea behind this service is to provide a means for easy and fast communication, exchange of data and other information in both observational and theoretical research on asteroids. This service is hosted by the DLR - Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin

89. Asteroid ES Includes downloads, screenshots and instructions. http://www.epochstar.com/aes.php

RPG Home Download Games Screen Shots SciFi Aliens ... Asteroids P lay the game Asteroids like never before. Asteroid - ES utilizes the Epoch Star game engine for updated graphics and features, adding to the classic game play of the original arcade version. Gain levels, acquire power-ups, and beat your high score! Asteroid - ES supports both keyboard and joystick interfaces. Free Download Asteroid - ES An Arcade Game Revamped A steroids collide, and split into smaller chunks when hit just like in the classic. The smaller the asteroid, the faster it moves. Gain points for every asteroid you destroy. And destroy all asteroids on the screen to advance to the next level! Added "Reverse" Feature P ress space bar to fire, forward to thrust, and left and right to turn. The controls are the same as in the classic. But pressing the down key (backward on the joystick) will not only cause your vessel to decelerate, but can also put you in reverse. Surprise Enemy Attacks A n enemy vessel will appear and attack every so often. Destroy it quickly for an added bonus to your score! Every second it stays on the screen, your points will reduce.

90. Planetary Spectroscopy Group At MIT Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results. http://smass.mit.edu/

@import "_stylesheets/smasssite.css"; @import "_stylesheets/printmedia.css"; Planetary Spectroscopy at MIT Navigation menu: Bus-DeMeo taxonomy MIT-UH-IRTF Joint Campaign for NEO Reconnaissance SMASS Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey New Horizons ... Web resources Planetary Spectroscopy at MIT The Planetary Spectroscopy group at MIT primarily study asteroids, both in the asteroid belt and those that approach the Earth (as well as others, where available!). We use reflectance spectroscopy to classify like objects together based on their spectral properties as well as doing more detailed studies of their composition. We use a number of telescopes for our studies, including the Infrared Telescope Facility and the Keck Telescopes on Mauna Kea, telescopes on Kitt Peak in Arizona, and the Magellan telescopes in Chile. We have even published results using data from the Wallace Observatory here in Massachusetts! Who We Are: Dr. Richard P. Binzel (abstracts in ADS) Dr. Thomas Burbine Dr. Francesca DeMeo Dr. Stephen Slivan

91. Treehouse Mountain Asteroid ephemerides, keywords and lessons, with book list and archives. http://www.treehousemountain.com/index.htm

/* Static Top Menu Script By Constantin Kuznetsov Jr. (GoldenFox@bigfoot.com) Featured on Dynamicdrive.com For full source code and installation instructions to this script, visit Dynamicdrive.com */ topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0> Predictive Index Introduction The Concept is Elegant in its Simplicity. Asteroids offer greater detail, precision and accuracy in radix and predictive charts. They more closely match astrological symbology to the language with which we think, act and feel. They articulate the experiences of the past, present and future. They give a specific degree in the chart for issues such as: the sexual history, triangulation, parental, marital and sibling relationships, the processing of loss, areas of medical weakness, the specific impact of the psychological profile, and much more. To discover if you're interested in asteroids, try the introductory lessons Why would you want to use asteroids? As an astrologer, I have a hope; perhaps you share it. In a world that is perfectly imperfect, I suspect that astrology, as a system, is the exception. I think it can represent personality and experience in exact image. This belief motivates me to expect a great deal from the system. When astrology fails to address detail, I don't look to "will" as an excuse; I'm not satisfied to say, "Well, sometimes Pluto does manifest that way," or any of the other statements that allow, so politely, for error. I figure that either I missed it, that I neglected to see or correctly read the indications, or... that there are operatives or modifiers of which I am unaware. If the system of astrology is perfect (and even given that we, as human beings, aren't,) we can still get incredibly closer to a replica of who we are and how and why we interact on the level of events.

92. CNN.com - Sci-Tech - Space - Encore Flight Mulled For Amazing Asteroid Lander - On the morning after the NASA robot ship made the first landing on an asteroid, mission scientists were trying to figure out how much more science they could squeeze from the small craft. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/02/14/near.landing.01/

93. Asteroids Cheats - GBC - ELook Video Game Cheats Quick summary of codes and cheats. http://www.elook.org/games/cheats/gbc/467.shtml

eLook.org eLook Home eLook Video Game Cheats More GameBoy Colored Cheats Search eLook Video Game Cheats ... More Resources Information US City Data Worldwide Weather Entertainment Video Game Cheats Food Nutrition Recipes Literature Literature Reference Computing Dictionary Internet Encyclopedia Programming Reference ... Thesaurus Cheats for Asteroids (GBC) Cheat menu CHEATONX (then press Select) Classic Asteroids QRTREATR Get the Excalibur ship PROJECTX Level 2 SPACEVAC Level 3 STARSBRN Level 4 WORMSIGN Level 5 INCOMING eLook Home eLook Video Game Cheats More GameBoy Colored Cheats Search eLook Video Game Cheats ... Contact

94. Asteroids Hyper 64 (N64) Offers cheat codes, screenshots, a discussion board, and links to reviews. http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/N64/ah64/ah64_cheats.html

95. Autonomous NanoTechnology Swarm - What's New Study on Autonomous Nano Technology Swarm, a novel concept to survey the asteroid belt using an autonomously operating spacecraft swarm. http://ants.gsfc.nasa.gov/

@import url("css/style.css"); Skip Navigation (press 2) + NASA Homepage + Text Only + Planetary Magnetospheres Laboratory ... TEAM Tet Warfighter THINKING MACHINES A rover that changes shape to navigate rough terrain might use artificial intelligence. Tet Warfighter Movie Watch the brand new 2-minute movie of the Tet Warfighter in action NY Times Article Excerpt ...Steven Curtis designing a more ambitious rover. It does not have wheels. Instead, it looks like a shape-changing jungle gym, with trusses that lengthen and shorten. A simple prototype has been built. Computer animations illustrate its possibilities. Across flat terrain, it would roll like tumbleweed. Read entire article. Latest Presentation How does the Tet Warfighter think? See Sandia National Laboratory talk on the Neural Basis Function Synthetic Neural System and Autonomy (October 2011) THE 12-TET Here is the 12-Tet extending itself onto a rock. The 12-Tet Rover is one of ANTS' biggest current projects. It is 12 tetrahedrons made of 26 struts (thin, extendable, metal rods) that will roam all over Mars' complex terrain. Unlike the current wheeled rovers, it will be autonomous, so it will not require instruction from a whole team of scientists to complete a simple task. It will recognize obstacles and figure out how to get around them. It has a huge advantage over wheeled rovers because it does not require flat ground to operate properly. Rather than use wheels, it extends its struts and tumbles forward. It is a complicated type of movement to explain, and is best demonstrated in video on the right.

96. NEAR Science Update A scientific news briefing summarizing the discoveries made by NEAR. http://near.jhuapl.edu/news/sci_updates/00jun01.html

Science Update June 1, 2000 Some of our findings have been featured in recent images of the day. Three images, those for the days May and , have shown areas with numerous boulders that protrude above the surrounding surface (in NEAR images, features protruding above the surface are lit on the right side and shadowed on the left, whereas the opposite is true for features that are depressions, such as craters). The boulders are mysterious in many ways. Some appear angular ( May 22 ), and others appear rounded ( May 16 and May 23 ), suggesting various origins or histories - are they collisional fragments? products of comminution (grinding)? are any of them actually clods of dirt and not rocks at all? where do they come from? The boulders are distributed in a nonuniform way that does not appear obviously correlated with any of the large craters or with gravitational lows on the asteroid. Several images of the day display linear features on Eros, which are the grooves and ridges that we have previously described as comprising a global fabric. This fabric has turned out to be quite complex, suggesting a complicated and interesting geologic history. Several different styles of grooves - elongated, linear depressions - have been identified on Eros. Some look like chains of pits or craters - we don't know which - as seen on May 19 . Some appear as elongated craters or furrows, although we have to be careful because even a perfectly round crater may appear as an oval when viewed obliquely. The grooves often appear in the form of nearly parallel systems, cutting across one another and even cutting into and out of craters, as on

97. NEAR Asteroid Mission News Flash Status report on the Near-Infraed Sensor and implications for the mission. http://near.jhuapl.edu/news/flash/00jun07.html

2000 June 07 NEAR Team Deactivates Spacecraft's Near-Infrared Sensor One of NEAR Shoemaker's six scientific instruments has been turned off after the NEAR mission team detected a power surge in the device. During routine operations on May 13, the Near-Infrared Spectrometer (NIS) inexplicably began drawing excessive current from the spacecraft's power supply and stopped sending data. Engineers shut down the instrument and began examining potential causes, but after a minute-long "turn on" test June 5 showed the problem remained, the NEAR team opted to keep the instrument off until it could gather more information. Robert Gold, NEAR Shoemaker payload manager at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - which manages the mission for NASA - says the spacecraft itself is fine and that "NEAR Shoemaker's other instruments are operating extremely well." Designed to map the mineral composition of the asteroid's surface by measuring the reflected spectrum of sunlight, NIS has already contributed much to this historic mission. Its best data came from a low-angle flyby of Eros on Feb. 13, when it mapped the minerals on the asteroid's northern hemisphere under near-perfect lighting conditions. So far, the instrument has gathered more than 58,000 "spectra" - or separate infrared readings - covering more than 60 percent of the asteroid. "We have a fantastic data set because, to this point, the instrument has operated beautifully," says Joseph Veverka, of Cornell University, who leads NEAR's Multispectral Imager/NIS team. "We have a vast number of spectra to analyze, and we gathered everything and more than we expected from the northern hemisphere."

98. SPACE.com -- Mission Archive: NEAR Encounter At Eros A large collection of news stories and images, from Space.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/near_archive.html

99. Asteroid Data Services By Lowell Observatory Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS). http://asteroid.lowell.edu/

Asteroid Observing Services Target Generation Service Name Short Name Description Hierarchical Observation Protocol HOP Generate an observationally prioritized list of asteroids based on the capabilities of the user's instrument and other generic requirements. Critical List of Asteroids CRITLIST View a pre-selected list of asteroids in need of observation. Minimum Orbital Intersection Distance MOID View a list of asteroids whose orbits are very near the orbit of one or more of the major planets. These asteroids can have rapidly changing orbits due to perturbations by the large planets. LONEOS Observations View lists LONEOS asteroid observations. Observational Aids Service Name Short Name Description Asteroid Ephemeris ASTEPH Generate an asteroid ephemeris by selecting the asteroid by name, the start time, duration and interval. Asteroid Observability Chart OBS Build a chart which indicates when an asteroid is observable. The observability calculation is based on the user's instrument, and location and the asteroid's declination, uncertainty, solar elongation, magnitude, and galactic latitude.

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