{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Spacewriter&#039;s Ramblings","provider_url":"https:\/\/thespacewriter.com\/wp","title":"Why Do Some Asteroids Spin Themselves to Dust? - The Spacewriter&#039;s Ramblings","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CwuskXAPpF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/2015\/03\/20\/why-do-some-asteroids-spin-themselves-to-dust\/\">Why Do Some Asteroids Spin Themselves to Dust?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/2015\/03\/20\/why-do-some-asteroids-spin-themselves-to-dust\/embed\/#?secret=CwuskXAPpF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Do Some Asteroids Spin Themselves to Dust?&#8221; &#8212; The Spacewriter&#039;s Ramblings\" data-secret=\"CwuskXAPpF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Astronomers Spy Out Active Asteroids In the &#8220;Department of Unusual Solar System Activities&#8221; today we have a close look at a type of asteroid that may spin so fast that it literally explodes itself as it ejects dust out to space. This comes to us courtesy of the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawai&#8217;i, and a &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.keckobservatory.org\/images\/blog\/Image_1266px_arrows.jpeg"}