Sentences with phrase «take on asteroids»

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Even as commodity prices whipsaw on Earth, smart ultra-wealthy investors are starting to take an interest in precious assets overhead in the form of asteroids.

It takes observations on at least three different nights to calculate an approximate orbit, but to really nail down an orbit so that the asteroid's position can be predicted accurately for years in advance requires dozens of observations conducted over several years.

If a deadly asteroid takes aim at Earth, the United Nations will be on the case.

If Congress votes to take Tito up on his offer, it could help return a sense of purpose to the US human space programme: despite talk of a NASA mission to the vicinity of Mars in the 2030s or sending crew to an asteroid, SLS currently has no firm destination.

Water delivery via asteroids or comets is likely taking place in many other planetary systems, just as it happened on Earth, new research strongly suggests.

By examining infrared data taken earlier by the Spitzer Space Telescope, they discovered a swath of dust particles ranging in size from 0.1 to 20 microns (finer than a split hair) that added up to the mass of a large asteroid and, based on their warmth, were strewn about 1.8 Earth — sun distances from the star.

To date, 818 asteroids that are at least 1 km wide have been discovered on orbits that could take them close to Earth.

The relatively low speed — between 6 and 7 meters per second — suggests the process must have taken place over thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years before the asteroid was formed, when a gravitationally stable cloud of debris spun in the disk of material that would go on to build the solar system.

New studies are turning this view on its head, however, hinting that the ancient rain of asteroids may actually have established a more congenial environment for biology to take hold.

The radar images were taken as the asteroid flew past Earth on October 31 at 1 p.m. EDT at about 1.3 lunar distances (300,000 miles, or 480,000 kilometers) from Earth.

Because asteroids» gravity is so weak, landing on one takes less energy than reaching the surface of the moon or Mars.

Both the Europa mission and the asteroid redirect mission could take advantage of rides on a SLS rocket in the 2020s.

And our preparedness, if scientists found a moderate to large asteroid with our name on it, is weak — it'd take at least a decade to mount a space mission to deflect the object.

Then on October 1991 asteroid 951 Gaspra was visited by the Galileo spacecraft and became the first asteroid to have hi - resolution images taken of it.

Bolden was grilled by subcommittee chairman Steve Palazzo (R - MS) and committee chairman Smith on why he was ignoring NAC's advice to (1) obtain an independent cost evaluation (ICE) of ARM prior to the Mission Concept Review (which just took place), and (2) modify it so that its primary objective is demonstration of high power solar electric propulsion rather than obtaining a sample of an asteroid, and to send the spacecraft to Mars and back rather than to an asteroid.

The Space, Science and Competitiveness Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held two hearings on further actions Congress could take to assist companies seeking to engage in commercial space activities, especially non-traditional ventures such as placing habitats in Earth orbit or on the Moon, satellite servicing, or asteroid mining.

The game takes place on an asteroid.

She takes little comfort in astronomer John's assurances that the approaching, oversized asteroid Melancholia won't make impact, since the leading scientists agree that it's on a collision course with Earth.

The game takes place in the future where people are now starting to live on asteroids (who would have thought) and space police (known as Rangers) are all over the place.

Things soon take a strange turn, however, when Malenfant receives evidence both that humanity will be wiped out within the next 200 years and that proof of this claim can be found on a near - Earth asteroid named Cruithne.

Take for example the Winter Solstice, or the Toutatis Asteroid that was scheduled to hit Earth on the same day, or Terence McKenna's prediction in 1992 regarding the «Time Wave Zero» theory that the Earth will be in oblivion on 12.21.12, or that epic «rescheduling» of the apocalyptic end of our existence on September 3, 2015 because of an error in the doomsday countdown.

Super Stardust Delta, is, like its predecessors, a more complex version of Asteroids that on a basic level sees you taking charge of a little ship and disintegrating the incoming asteroids and other hazards with variousAsteroids that on a basic level sees you taking charge of a little ship and disintegrating the incoming asteroids and other hazards with variousasteroids and other hazards with various weapons.

Battle your friends or team up to take on CPU opponents Run over pilots in «Pilot Hunters» mode, battle for the most kills in «Ship Hunters,» or join forces in «Team Deathmatch» Arm your ship with offensive and defensive powerups including missiles, lasers, jousters and shields Dynamic arenas provide a host of hiding places and hazards — Avoid turrets, death beams, and black holes Mix up play with Game Modifiers (enable asteroids, starting power - ups, super dashes, and so much more)

Players take on the role of celebrity pilots commanding combat spacecraft in high - stakes battles for control of warren - like asteroid mines.

Enjoy a futuristic take on classic arcade action as you blast your way through a seemingly endless field of asteroids with loads of awesome power - ups, ship upgrades and achievements.

Whether I touched down on Earth, the moon, Venus or Mars, there were few missions in which I didn't stop to take in the detailed foliage, the mystifying architecture or the moving asteroids floating in the nebulous skies above.

These involve fighting on asteroids and outposts, or attacking enemy destroyers and stealing intel, technologies and weapons — apparently, there are certain weapons that will only be available if you take on these supplementary tasks, and these will make subsequent story missions easier to complete.

When you're not planet side you'll be in the deep dark reaches of space, farming asteroids and taking on space bullies earning additional dosh and heading over to the main spaceship for more ship upgrades such as radars, higher damage capacity and fully customizable weapons.

The team, now joined by musician Ryan Henwood & officially re-grouped as Asteroid Base, haven't stopped there: they've taken the past year to prepare the game — in which two players frantically ward off waves of enemy attack by manning various battle - stations on their cross-sectioned ship — for commercial release next year.

takes place on a ship getting slowly torn apart by an asteroid field.

Shields, turrets, maps, super weapons and even the propulsion are all scattered around the circumference, and you and your partner must balance between taking on enemies coming in from all directions as well as deflecting incoming rockets and asteroids with the shield.

Handling like a dream as you dart between asteroids and take on a fleet of Tie Fighters, you'll get all the feels when John Williams» iconic score begins to swell.

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Today he takes on a different vulnerability of the planet — to asteroid strikes.

After rapping through some of the energy issues we're facing — the high cost of current oil production methods, the ridiculous talking points around the Keystone XL, and pollution from coal power plants (highlighting China)-- the rapping crew takes a very brief look at Elon Musk's electric vehicle and solar solutions (but with the main focus being that he is on Mars dressed like Iron Man), then gives a satirical presentation of Richard Branson's asteroid mining plans.

Suppose an astronomer discovered an asteroid heading for an impact with the Earth — how would the argument «On geological timescales Earth has been struck by lots of objects, including some much larger than this one» be taken?

Even in Dr. Curry's example of an asteroid strike, we are currently taking some actions, as considerable money is spent on tracking asteroids.