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Author : Patrick Michel
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 26,12 MB
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816532133
"More than forty chapters detail our current astronomical, compositional, geological, and geophysical knowledge of asteroids, as well as their unique physical processes and interrelationships with comets and meteorites"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Martin Elvis
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0300258380
A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space Human travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor. So why go? In this accessible and authoritative book, astrophysicist Martin Elvis argues that the answer is asteroid exploration, for the strong motives of love, fear, and greed. Elvis’s personal motivation is one of scientific love—asteroid investigations may teach us about the composition of the solar system and the origins of life. A more compelling reason may be fear—of a dinosaur killer–sized asteroid hitting our planet. Finally, Elvis maintains, we should consider greed: asteroids likely hold vast riches, such as large platinum deposits, and mining them could provide both a new industry and a funding source for bolder space exploration. Elvis explains how each motive can be satisfied, and how they help one another. From the origins of life, to “space billiards,” and space sports, Elvis looks at how asteroids may be used in the not-so-distant future.
Author : Carrie Nugent
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1501120085
One of the top scientists in the field of asteroid hunting explains how, for the first time, humanity could have the knowledge to prevent a devastating asteroid impact. --
Author : Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1489961488
Author : William E. Burrows
Publisher :
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1616149132
Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in the future to avoid far more serious impacts from "Near-Earth Objects" (NEOs), as they are called in the planetary defense community. The good news is that humanity is now equipped with the advanced technology necessary to devise a long-term strategy to protect the planet. Burrows outlines the following key features of an effective planetary defense strategy- * A powerful space surveillance system capable of spotting a serious threat from space at least a year in advance * A space craft "nudge" that would throw a collision-course asteroid off target long before it poses the threat of imminent impact * A weapons system to be used as a last-ditch method to blast an NEO should all else fail. The author notes the many benefits for world stability and increasing international cooperation resulting from a united worldwide effort to protect the planet. Combining realism with an optimistic can-do attitude, Burrows shows that humanity is capable of overcoming a potentially calamitous situation.
Author : Demetra George
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0892545623
This book shows how the discovery of the asteroids Ceres, Pallas Athena, Juno, and Vesta coincided with the shift of a woman. The creating, supporting, nurturing aspect held by the goddess Ceres, the universal mother, brings us to how we feel nurtured and how we function with our roles of mother-child. She embodies the principle of unconditional love. Pallas Athena is our Warrior Goddess, a woman in a man's world, carrying the principle of creative intelligence. Vesta, our goddess of Focus and Commitment, is our High Priestess. Juno, the Queen of Heaven and Divine Consort, is our capacity for meaningful relationships. Understanding the themes that each goddess holds enriches our understanding of that function and expression in our lives.
Author : Malcolm Rose
Publisher : Evans Brothers
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Near-earth asteroids
ISBN : 0237538091
"An asteroid is hurtling to Earth which could destroy everything on the planet. Scientists like Josh's mum are doing everything they can to stop it. But now they've run out of options. Internet rumours are rife and looters have taken to the streets. For Josh and his friends, Dave and Zack, it looks like their lives are over before they've begun. Because the asteroid is closer than ever, and the Earth is running out of time..."--
Author : Peter T. Bobrowsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2007-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540327118
Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic to gain a better appreciation and perspective on the subject of comet/asteroid impacts as viewed by different disciplines. This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.
Author : Clifford J. Cunningham
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 43,97 MB
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1789143594
Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up-to-date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical diagrams or mathematics, Clifford J. Cunningham shows that asteroids are not just rocks in space, but key to understanding the life and death on Earth of both animals and humans. From space missions to the asteroids’ starring role in literature and film, Cunningham precisely and entertainingly looks at the place asteroids have in our solar system and how they affect our daily lives.
Author : Tom Gehrels
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 1340 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816515059
In 1993, the U.S. Department of Defense declassified information dealing with frequent explosions in the upper atmosphere caused by meteoric impact. It is estimated that impacts have occurred of a magnitude equivalent to the atomic bomb detonated at Hiroshima. Not all such space voyagers meet their end in the atmosphere, however; huge craters attest to the bombardment of earth over millions of years, and a major impact may have resulted in the extinction of dinosaurs. An impact in Siberia near the beginning of this century proves that such events are not confined to geologic time. Hazards Due to Comets and Asteroids marks a significant step in the attempt to come to grips with the threats posed by such phenomena. It brings together more than one hundred scientists from around the world, who draw on observational and theoretical research to focus on the technical problems related to all aspects of dealing with these hazards: searching for and identifying hazardous comets and asteroids; describing their statistics and characteristics; intercepting and altering the orbits of dangerous objects; and applying existent technologies—rocket boosters, rendezvous and soft-landing techniques, instrumentation—to such missions. The book considers defensive options for diverting or disrupting an approaching body, including solar sails, kinetic-energy impacts, nuclear explosives, robotic mass drivers, and various propulsion systems. A cataclysmic impact posing a threat to life on Earth is a possibility that tomorrow's technology is capable of averting. This book examines in depth the reality of the threat and proposes practical measures that can be initiated now should we ever need to deal with it.