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Articles<\/h2>\r\n
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Asteroids<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Asphang, E. \"The Small Planets.\" Scientific American<\/em> (May 2000): 46. On asteroids, including results from the NEAR mission.<\/p>\r\n

Beatty, J. \"The Falcon\u2019s Wild Flight.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 2006): 34. On the Japanese mission to asteroid Itakawa.<\/p>\r\n

Beatty, J. \"NEAR Falls for Eros.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (May 2001): 35. On the first landing on an asteroid.<\/p>\r\n

Betz, E. \"Dawn Mission Reveals Dwarf Planet Ceres.\" Astronomy<\/em> (January 2016): 44. First images and discoveries.<\/p>\r\n

Binzel, R. \"A New Century for Asteroids.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 2001): 44. Nice overview.<\/p>\r\n

Boslaugh, M. \"In Search of Death-Plunge Asteroids.\" Astronomy<\/em> (July 2015): 28. On existing and proposed programs to search for Earth-crossing asteroids.<\/p>\r\n

Cooke, B. \"Fatal Attraction.\" Astronomy<\/em> (May 2006): 46. On near-Earth asteroid Apophis, its orbit, and what we can learn from it.<\/p>\r\n

Durda, D. \"Odd Couples.\" Astronomy<\/em> (December 2005): 54. On binary asteroids.<\/p>\r\n

Durda, D. \"All in the Family.\" Astronomy<\/em> (February 1993): 36. Discusses asteroid families.<\/p>\r\n

Oberg, J. \"2013\u2019s Historic Russian Meteorite Fall\" Astronomy<\/em> (June 2012): 18. On the Chelyabinsk event.<\/p>\r\n

Sheppard, S. \"Dancing with the Planets.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (June 2016): 16. On Trojan asteroids that \"follow\" planets like Jupiter.<\/p>\r\n

Talcott, R. \"Galileo Views Gaspra.\" Astronomy<\/em> (February 1992): 52.<\/p>\r\n

Yeomans, D. \"Japan Visits an Asteroid.\" Astronomy<\/em> (March 2006): 32. On the Hayabusa<\/em> probe exploration of asteroid Itakawa.<\/p>\r\n

Zimmerman, R. \"Ice Cream Sundaes and Mashed Potatoes.\" Astronomy<\/em> (February 1999): 54. On the NEAR mission.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Comets<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Aguirre, E. \"The Great Comet of 1997.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 1997): 50. On Comet Hale-Bopp.<\/p>\r\n

Bakich, M. \"How to Observe Comets.\" Astronomy<\/em> (December 2009): 50. A guide for amateur astronomers.<\/p>\r\n

Gore, R. \"Halley\u2019s Comet \u201986: Much More Than Met the Eye.\" National Geographic<\/em> (December 1986): 758. (Also, the March 1987 issue of Sky & Telescope<\/em> was devoted to what we learned from Halley\u2019s Comet in 1986.)<\/p>\r\n

Hale, A. \"Hale-Bopp Plus Ten.\" Astronomy<\/em> (July 2005): 76. The co-discoverer of a naked-eye comet tells the story of the discovery and what followed.<\/p>\r\n

Jewett, D. \"Mysterious Travelers: Comet Science.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (December. 2013): 18. Nice summary of what we know about comets and questions we have.<\/p>\r\n

Rao, J. \"How Often do Bright Comets Appear?\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2013): 30. Nice summary of bright comets in the last century and what factors make a comet spectacular in our skies.<\/p>\r\n

Sekanina, Z. \"Sungrazing Comets.\" Astronomy<\/em> (March 2006): 36.<\/p>\r\n

Sheppard, S. \"Beyond the Kuiper Belt.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 2015): 26. On Sedna and the Oort cloud.<\/p>\r\n

Stern, S. \"Evolution at the Edge.\" Astronomy<\/em> (September 2005): 46. How comet nuclei evolve with time.<\/p>\r\n

Talcott, R. \"Rendezvous with an Evolving Comet [Rosetta at Comet 67P\/C-G].\" Astronomy<\/em> (September 2015): 44.<\/p>\r\n

Tytell, D. \"Deep Impact\u2019s Hammer Throw.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (October 2006): 34. On the mission that threw a probe at the nucleus of a comet. See also (June 2005): 40.<\/p>\r\n

Weissman, P. \"A Comet Tale.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (February 2006): 36. A nice review of what we know and don\u2019t know about the physical nature of comets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

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Websites<\/h2>\r\n
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Asteroids<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Dawn Mission: http:\/\/dawn.jpl.nasa.gov. Discover more about this mission to the largest asteroids.<\/p>\r\n

NEAR-Shoemaker Mission: http:\/\/near.jhuapl.edu\/. Review background information and see great images from the mission that went by Mathilde and Eros.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Comets<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Deep Impact Mission: http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/deepimpact\/main\/.<\/p>\r\n

Kuiper Belt: http:\/\/www2.ess.ucla.edu\/~jewitt\/kb.html. David Jewitt of the University of Hawaii keeps track of the objects that have been discovered.<\/p>\r\n

Missions to Comets: http:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/missions\/target\/comets. Read about NASA\u2019s current and past missions to comets.<\/p>\r\n

Stardust Mission: http:\/\/stardust.jpl.nasa.gov\/home\/index.html. Learn about this mission to collect a sample of a comet and bring it back to Earth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

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Videos<\/h2>\r\n
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Asteroids<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Sweating the Small Stuff: The Fear and Fun of Near-Earth Asteroids: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5gyAvc5OhII. Harvard Observatory Night Lecture by Jose-Luis Galache (1:18:07).<\/p>\r\n

Unveiling Dwarf Planet Ceres: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_G9LudkLWOY. A vonKarman Lecture by Dr. Carol Raymond, Oct. 2015, also includes Vesta results (1:18:38).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Comets<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Great Comets, Comets in General, and Comet ISON: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DiBkYAnQ_C. Talk by Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute (1:01:10).<\/p>\r\n

Press Conference on the Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B-tUP8afEIo. Day 2 after impact; July 17, 1994; with the discoverers and Heidi Hammel (1:22:29).<\/p>\r\n

Rosetta: The Story So Far: https:\/\/www.ras.org.uk\/events-and-meetings\/public-lectures\/public-lecture-videos\/2726-rosetta-the-story-so-far. Royal Astronomical Society Lecture by Dr. Ian Wright (1:00:29).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>","rendered":"

Articles<\/h2>\n
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Asteroids<\/em><\/h3>\n

Asphang, E. “The Small Planets.” Scientific American<\/em> (May 2000): 46. On asteroids, including results from the NEAR mission.<\/p>\n

Beatty, J. “The Falcon\u2019s Wild Flight.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 2006): 34. On the Japanese mission to asteroid Itakawa.<\/p>\n

Beatty, J. “NEAR Falls for Eros.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (May 2001): 35. On the first landing on an asteroid.<\/p>\n

Betz, E. “Dawn Mission Reveals Dwarf Planet Ceres.” Astronomy<\/em> (January 2016): 44. First images and discoveries.<\/p>\n

Binzel, R. “A New Century for Asteroids.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 2001): 44. Nice overview.<\/p>\n

Boslaugh, M. “In Search of Death-Plunge Asteroids.” Astronomy<\/em> (July 2015): 28. On existing and proposed programs to search for Earth-crossing asteroids.<\/p>\n

Cooke, B. “Fatal Attraction.” Astronomy<\/em> (May 2006): 46. On near-Earth asteroid Apophis, its orbit, and what we can learn from it.<\/p>\n

Durda, D. “Odd Couples.” Astronomy<\/em> (December 2005): 54. On binary asteroids.<\/p>\n

Durda, D. “All in the Family.” Astronomy<\/em> (February 1993): 36. Discusses asteroid families.<\/p>\n

Oberg, J. “2013\u2019s Historic Russian Meteorite Fall” Astronomy<\/em> (June 2012): 18. On the Chelyabinsk event.<\/p>\n

Sheppard, S. “Dancing with the Planets.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (June 2016): 16. On Trojan asteroids that “follow” planets like Jupiter.<\/p>\n

Talcott, R. “Galileo Views Gaspra.” Astronomy<\/em> (February 1992): 52.<\/p>\n

Yeomans, D. “Japan Visits an Asteroid.” Astronomy<\/em> (March 2006): 32. On the Hayabusa<\/em> probe exploration of asteroid Itakawa.<\/p>\n

Zimmerman, R. “Ice Cream Sundaes and Mashed Potatoes.” Astronomy<\/em> (February 1999): 54. On the NEAR mission.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Comets<\/em><\/h3>\n

Aguirre, E. “The Great Comet of 1997.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 1997): 50. On Comet Hale-Bopp.<\/p>\n

Bakich, M. “How to Observe Comets.” Astronomy<\/em> (December 2009): 50. A guide for amateur astronomers.<\/p>\n

Gore, R. “Halley\u2019s Comet \u201986: Much More Than Met the Eye.” National Geographic<\/em> (December 1986): 758. (Also, the March 1987 issue of Sky & Telescope<\/em> was devoted to what we learned from Halley\u2019s Comet in 1986.)<\/p>\n

Hale, A. “Hale-Bopp Plus Ten.” Astronomy<\/em> (July 2005): 76. The co-discoverer of a naked-eye comet tells the story of the discovery and what followed.<\/p>\n

Jewett, D. “Mysterious Travelers: Comet Science.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (December. 2013): 18. Nice summary of what we know about comets and questions we have.<\/p>\n

Rao, J. “How Often do Bright Comets Appear?” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2013): 30. Nice summary of bright comets in the last century and what factors make a comet spectacular in our skies.<\/p>\n

Sekanina, Z. “Sungrazing Comets.” Astronomy<\/em> (March 2006): 36.<\/p>\n

Sheppard, S. “Beyond the Kuiper Belt.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 2015): 26. On Sedna and the Oort cloud.<\/p>\n

Stern, S. “Evolution at the Edge.” Astronomy<\/em> (September 2005): 46. How comet nuclei evolve with time.<\/p>\n

Talcott, R. “Rendezvous with an Evolving Comet [Rosetta at Comet 67P\/C-G].” Astronomy<\/em> (September 2015): 44.<\/p>\n

Tytell, D. “Deep Impact\u2019s Hammer Throw.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (October 2006): 34. On the mission that threw a probe at the nucleus of a comet. See also (June 2005): 40.<\/p>\n

Weissman, P. “A Comet Tale.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (February 2006): 36. A nice review of what we know and don\u2019t know about the physical nature of comets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Websites<\/h2>\n
\n

Asteroids<\/em><\/h3>\n

Dawn Mission: http:\/\/dawn.jpl.nasa.gov. Discover more about this mission to the largest asteroids.<\/p>\n

NEAR-Shoemaker Mission: http:\/\/near.jhuapl.edu\/. Review background information and see great images from the mission that went by Mathilde and Eros.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Comets<\/em><\/h3>\n

Deep Impact Mission: http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/deepimpact\/main\/.<\/p>\n

Kuiper Belt: http:\/\/www2.ess.ucla.edu\/~jewitt\/kb.html. David Jewitt of the University of Hawaii keeps track of the objects that have been discovered.<\/p>\n

Missions to Comets: http:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/missions\/target\/comets. Read about NASA\u2019s current and past missions to comets.<\/p>\n

Stardust Mission: http:\/\/stardust.jpl.nasa.gov\/home\/index.html. Learn about this mission to collect a sample of a comet and bring it back to Earth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Videos<\/h2>\n
\n

Asteroids<\/em><\/h3>\n

Sweating the Small Stuff: The Fear and Fun of Near-Earth Asteroids: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5gyAvc5OhII. Harvard Observatory Night Lecture by Jose-Luis Galache (1:18:07).<\/p>\n

Unveiling Dwarf Planet Ceres: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_G9LudkLWOY. A vonKarman Lecture by Dr. Carol Raymond, Oct. 2015, also includes Vesta results (1:18:38).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Comets<\/em><\/h3>\n

Great Comets, Comets in General, and Comet ISON: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DiBkYAnQ_C. Talk by Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute (1:01:10).<\/p>\n

Press Conference on the Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B-tUP8afEIo. Day 2 after impact; July 17, 1994; with the discoverers and Heidi Hammel (1:22:29).<\/p>\n

Rosetta: The Story So Far: https:\/\/www.ras.org.uk\/events-and-meetings\/public-lectures\/public-lecture-videos\/2726-rosetta-the-story-so-far. Royal Astronomical Society Lecture by Dr. Ian Wright (1:00:29).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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