Events tagged with Asteroids
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SEP28
Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
Wed at 07:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicIn-Person at UW PAA A102 (Physics/Astronomy Auditorium) AND hybrid via Zoom Time capsules from the birth of our Solar System more than 4 billion years ago, Trojan asteroids orbit the Sun in two loose groups, with one group leading ahead of Jupiter in its path, the other trailing behind. Clustered around the two Lagrange points equidistant from the Sun and Jupiter, the Trojans are stabilized by the Sun and its largest planet in a gravitational balancing act. These primitive bodies hold ... more
4 months ago
Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids starts soon! —
Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids starts shortly on Sep 28 (Wed) at 07:00 PM.
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OCT21
The Next Discovery Mission
Wed at 07:30 PMOpen to PublicWhat do you think should be NASA's next destination for exploration of the Solar System: Venus, a metallic asteroid, or a tour of the Trojan asteroids? On September 30th, NASA announced the five finalists for the next Discovery class mission. Van Kane will talk about the missions and what they could tell us about our Solar System.
over 7 years ago
Reminder —
This is just a friendly reminder that the The Next Discovery Mission (general meetings event) is scheduled for Oct 21, 2015, 07:30 PM. Please come out and join us!4 attending