Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit



Chinese scientists have discovered a near Earth asteroid that, with a slight push, could enter Earth orbit

Most of the discussion about near Earth asteroids focuses on whether they represent a threat to Earth and what to do take if they turn out to be heading our way.

But today, Hexi Baoyin and pals at Tsinghua University in Beijing offer a different take. The question they ask is how to place an asteroid in orbit around the Earth

Read the entire article:
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27112/



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