In mythology, there are three characters known as The Fates and we can also find these within the asteroid listings. Below I have listed the names of the Fates along with their corresponding asteroid number and spelling where relevant. Clotho (the Spin…
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Planet Pluto
When Pluto was born into our consciousness talkie films had just started, TV had just been invented and even the very first computer had been developed. The mass media gave us…
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Chiron
Chiron was discovered November 1 1977, the year of Star Wars, the Sex Pistols, Apple Computers Incorporated, and the year Elvis died. 1977 is one of those years that sticks in my mind as being on the threshold of something new and space-agey. 1977 was a sparkly new era compared to the musty old bell-bottoms of 1976. Disco synthezisers, drainpipes jeans and day-glo. It was ……the future!
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Asteroid Kassandra
Asteroid Kassandra (number 114) was discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters on the 23rd July 1871. The asteroid is part of the main asteroid belt and a rare T class with unknown composition. Her orbital period is 4.38 years and…
Asteroid Aesculapia
Aesculapia (asteroid 1027) was discovered on the 11th November 1923. It’s name comes from the Roman version of the Greek God of Medicine, Asclepius. Mythology In 293BC a plague hit Rome. Ambassadors were sent to Greece to retrieve a statue……
Asteroid Pandora
Asteroid Pandora was discovered on the 10th September 1858 by astronomer George Mary Searle. Pandora is one of the larger asteroids, bright and part of the main asteroid belt which orbits between Mars and Jupiter. Her orbital period is around…
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Asteroid Hekate
Hekate was officially discovered by J.C. Watson on July 11th 1868. Her number is 100 as she was the 100th asteroid discovered. Orbiting in the outer main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, she is located in the same region…
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Asteroid Pallas
Astronomy Pallas was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers on the 28th March 1802. One of the largest asteroids in the solar system, she is also one of the most irregular shaped bodies. Together with her eccentric orbit, Pallas is…Read …
Asteroid Arachne
I planned to write about Pallas-Athena today but something about Arachne kept calling me back to her. I have a spider living nearby that looks distinctly like a false widow. She made a web on my balcony last week. This…Read more →The post A…
Asteroid Psyche
Asteroid Psyche was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on March 17th, 1852 in Naples. Whilst Psyche followed the same established pattern of being allocated a symbol (a butterfly’s wing and a star), she was the first asteroid to become known R…