Thursday, February 24, 2011

How Kleopatra got its moons

How Kleopatra got its moons
The asteroid Kleopatra was first seen as a bright dot in the asteroid belt in 1880, but only in 2000 was it found to have a highly elongated, dogbone shape. UC Berkeley and French astronomers have now found two moons orbiting the asteroid, newly named Alexhelios and Cleoselene after the twins of Queen Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony.
Read more on UC Berkeley NewsCenter


Maui Finds Its Place in Space
Astronomers and other scientists agree that the threat of

Astronomy space enthusiast ...

No comments:

Post a Comment