Solar system

Earth mini-moons: Potential for exciting scientific and commercial opportunities

August 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

An image of asteroids close to the Earth. Detection of small asteroids temporarily captured in orbit around Earth will provide an opportunity to increase our knowledge of asteroids and test space-faring technology: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science

Detection of small asteroids temporarily captured in Earth's orbit will increase our knowledge of asteroids and allow testing of space-faring technology: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science [...]

Unravelling the mysteries of the farthest objects of the Solar System

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Neptune with objects shot from space, including elements furnished by NASA

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences launched a new Research Topic which aims to investigates the origins and the main features of trans-Neptunian objects, small celestial objects that orbit the Sun at a greater distance than Neptune. [...]

Future space missions and the Earth-Moon system

February 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

How the complex dynamics of the Earth-Moon system and its applied and fundamental physics may play a crucial role in the future of space exploration – by Claudio Bogazzi, [...]