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2 days ago · The first asteroid was discovered on January 1, 1801, by the astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo, Italy. At first Piazzi thought he had discovered a comet; however, after the orbital elements of the object had been computed, it became clear that the object moved in a planetlike orbit between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Because of illness ...
- Spacecraft Exploration
Asteroid - Exploration, Spacecraft, Missions: The first...
- Earth-crossing Asteroid
Earth-crossing asteroid, asteroid whose path around the Sun...
- Kirkwood Gaps
Kirkwood gaps, interruptions that appear in the distribution...
- B-class Asteroid
Other articles where B-class asteroid is discussed:...
- Bode's Law
Bode’s law, empirical rule giving the approximate distances...
- Ida
Other articles where Ida is discussed: asteroid: Spacecraft...
- Spacecraft Exploration
4 days ago · 11. Giuseppe Piazzi (1746-1826). Italian priest, astronomer and mathematician who discovered and named the dwarf planet Ceres ― the largest asteroid in the Solar System.
3 days ago · Advanced Therapeutics is a multidisciplinary therapeutics journal covering targeted drug delivery, cell & gene therapy, personalized medicine, pharmacology & more.
3 days ago · NASA's Mars Pathfinder lander and the Sojourner rover on the surface of Mars. (Image credit: NASA) — Robot Life on Mars! Meet the Machines Exploring the Red Planet Today. — Occupy Mars: History of...
5 days ago · At 2.8 AU from the Sun, this recently discovered object appeared to fit the Titius-Bode law almost perfectly. Giuseppe Piazzi named the newly discovered object Ceres Ferdinandea, ( most commonly - Ceres ) "in honour of the Patron Goddess of Sicily and of King Ferdinand of Bourbon.” Later, Ceres was added to the list of planets.
5 days ago · Timeline of space exploration. This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space . This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.
5 days ago · Francesco Baldini, dopo la firma con il Lecco e la rottura con il Trento, parla per la prima volta al quotidiano “Il T”, attaccando frontalmente il club e in particolare Luca Piazzi: “È stata una decisione presa in maniera unilaterale dal Trento.