Asteroids as the parent bodies of meteorites: compositional
Due to their orbits, near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have been considered the most evident parent bodies of meteorites. Dynamical models show that NEAs come...
While there may be some possibilities of detecting biological signatures (“biomarkers”) outside the Solar System from the ground, most authorities believe that...
Traditionally, astronomers study stars and planets by telescope. But we can also learn about them by using a microscope – through studying meteorites. From...
Cometary science and the Rosetta mission 1: comets and the Rosetta mission
Series: XXVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics: Solar System Exploration Topic: Cometary Science and the Rosetta Mission. Lecture 1: Comets and the...
Cometary science and the Rosetta mission 1: Rosetta, a voyage to a comet and to our origins
Series: XXVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics: Solar System Exploration Topic: Cometary Science and the Rosetta Mission. Lecture 2: Rosetta, a...
El transito de Venus del 6 Junio de 2012: Del sistema solar a los exoplanetas
El pasado 6 de Junio de 2012 tuvo lugar el ultimo transito de Venus frente al Sol del siglo XXI, visible desde la Tierra. Los transitos de Venus han sido...