NEOCC Newsletter December 202
The ESA S2P NEO Coordination Centre has released the December Newsletter. You can access it here. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Happy, NeoRocking New Year!
Here we are in 2022! Happy New Year to all you Neorockers out there! January is an interesting month to look up at the sky. Check out here what planets will be on show this month. NEOROCKS will be busy this month too! Pop back soon to find out more! Photo by Weston MacKinnon on Unsplash
Merry Christmas from NEOROCKS!
We are off on our winter break now, so we wish all our Neorockers and friends a very Merry Christmas! While you are drinking your mulled wine, take a look up at the sky. Plenty to see on Christmas night, from the Orion Nebula, to the Pleiades and even an impressive planet show. Happy Christmas gazing! Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash
NEOROCKS @ EPSC 2021
Our Neorockers were out in force at the Europlanet Science Congress (13 – 24 September 2021) and you can find all their presentations on our new Scientific Outputs page (which we are very proud of, so check it out!!!). Photo by Tamara Gak on Unsplash
Two new asteroid names…
Remember we told you about the naming of the Asteroids in our #NEOROCKS4Kids video, with the Italian Space Agency. We said that Asteroids could be named by the person that discovered them and could be named after whoever deserves a place in the sky. Well, who could be more deserving that the health and civil protection services that have been by
NEOROCKS at Superquark!
Superquark is the most popular and respected scientific outreach TV programme in Italy. It introduces the general public to all sorts of scientific topics explaining scientific facts with an easy to understand language, real footage and renders. On August 25th, the episode looked at the importance of research on asteroids and of space missions that will be launched to deflect their
Let’s hunt asteroids!
Do you think that spotting asteroids is an easy task? Really? Have a go at the game available onto the website of our partner Neospace: https://www.neospace.pl/asteroid-day/. You’ll see 5 pairs of photos found by the Yasutani program and your task will be to identify an asteroid within plenty of stars. Use the 1410 code to log in and have fun! Photo by Greg
Happy Birthday Galileo!
On this day, in 1564, Galileo Galilei was born. Astronomer, philosopher, physician…he played a central role in modern science. His observations of the solar system, including the Moon, Jupiter, Venus and the Sun, lead to discoveries that revolutionised our knowledge of the universe. While looking at Jupiter, for instance, he discovered its four moons. The newly discovered bodies were named Medicia sidera
What are the chances of an asteroid hitting us?
Ever wondered about the risk of asteroids hitting earth? What are the chances? What potential impact? If you speak Italian, listen to Ettore Perozzi from the Italian Space Association (ASI) explaining the odds of such an impact and what scientists are doing to defend our planet. There is a mention of our NEOROCKS project too!
Would you be a good asteroid observer?
The 24th of July was a busy night at the Tenerife Observatory. Join the ESA challenge and try to spot the 3 asteroids that were visible that night. Among them, you’ll see the previously unknown 2020 OM3. You have until the 25th of September to prove your hunting skills. Follow this link to check the images up close and see if you