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NASA and the European Space Agency are meeting to defend the Earth against asteroids
ESA, NASA and other researchers from around the world are meeting up in Rome next week to ch…
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Asteroid gets caught changing colours for the very first time
Asteroid’s aren’t supposed to leave two trails of dust behind them — and neither were they supposed…
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'This is not good': The Arecibo telescope just suffered even more damage that will set back searches for asteroids and aliens
In August, a cable at the Arecibo Observatory snapped, tearing a hole in the reflector dish. On Fri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A 'potentially hazardous' asteroid will whiz past earth at 49,000 km/hr on Friday
When it blasts past Earth on 6 September 2019, it will be flying at a speed of 49,000 kilomete…
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Two potentially hazardous asteroids have been ruled out as a threat to Earth — but a bigger one is on the way
Two asteroids are coming awfully close the planet on 14 September 2019 but the Planetary Defence Co…
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Elon Musk says we have no defence against asteroid ‘God of Chaos'
Apophis, also known as the 'God of Chaos' asteroid, will be making its way to Earth in ten years. …
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The last major asteroid to hit Earth destroyed 500 square kilometers — and it could have been much worse
As many as 800 asteroids are hovering around Earth, posing many a risk. But, these are just th…
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Astronomers Are Planning Dramatic Ways To Stop An Asteroid Collision
There are other approaches. The European Space Agency is working on a mission called Don Quijote th…
The Economist
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NASA simulated the terrifying scenario of a 260-meter-wide asteroid hurtling towards Earth, exploring what would happen if a fragment broke off and hit New York
In an exercise at April's Planetary Defense Conference, participants from NASA, the Federal Emergen…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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An ancient collision might explain a longstanding mystery about how Earth collected the ingredients for life
The scientists had been studying how carbon would behave if it had been present during Earth's earl…
Ali Sundermier
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The Quadrantids are the first meteor shower of 2024. Here's where to look and the best time to see it.
The Quadrantids are the first meteor shower of 2024 — and the best, per NASA. Here's where to look …
Jessica Orwig
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NASA's latest pictures from Mars are fascinating — showing where the Curiosity rover is headed next
NASA’s Mars rover is on a road trip to cross 1.6 kilometres to avoid getting stuck in the sand befo…
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This is what would happen if a comet smacked into Earth
If a comet of this size struck Earth, the energy of the impact would be about 300 times that of the…
Ali Sundermier
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The plot of 'Passengers' would have been easier to stomach if they had changed one detail
If you haven't read the spoilers yet, the movie follows Chris Pratt's character Jim who is the only…
Megan Willett
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The author of 'The Martian' doesn't think there's life on Mars
"The Martian" tells the story of Mark Watney, a botanist and mechanical engineer who is left strand…