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Could a nuke save us from an asteroid ?
3-15-2012 |
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In the event of an impending collision, would a nuclear bomb be enough to stop a killer asteroid ?
Large asteroid Yu55 to pass close to Earth
11-7-2011 | 90
The 400m wide asteroid will pass by the closest a tracked object of its size has ever done before.
Mystery surrounds dinosaur-killing asteroid
9-23-2011 | 6
Doubt has been cast on where the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs would have come from.
Will asteroid Apophis hit Earth in 2036 ?
8-20-2011 | 32
Scientists have proposed a spacecraft that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with the Earth.
First close-up image of asteroid Vesta
7-19-2011 | 7
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken a stunning close-up photograph of the asteroid it now orbits.
Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around asteroid
7-17-2011 | 4
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first probe ever to orbit an object in the asteroid belt.
Large asteroid to narrowly miss Earth
6-25-2011 | 20
An asteroid the size of an office block will narrowly pass us by on Monday, say astronomers.
Dawn spacecraft approaches asteroid Vesta
6-16-2011 | 5
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken remarkable images of its approach towards the massive asteroid.
Asteroid trails Earth in weird orbit
4-7-2011 | 25
A newly discovered asteroid has been found to have been following us for 250,000 years.
Detecting life through alien mining
4-5-2011 | 42
One astrophysicist has a new way to search for life - to look for alien mining in asteroid belts.
NASA announces asteroid mission plans
3-23-2011 | 30
NASA have held a press conference to reveal details of their mission to send astronauts to an asteroid.
Hitching a ride to Mars on an asteroid
2-16-2011 | 10
One physics professor has suggested astronouts get to Mars by hitching a ride on the back of an asteroid.
NASA to lead global asteroid response
10-26-2010 | 14
NASA will play a leading role in Earth's response to possible asteroid threats.
Water carrying asteroids are common
10-10-2010 | 0
New research has suggested that water carried on asteroids is a lot more common than believed.
Earth and Moon bombarded with large asteroids
9-19-2010 | 9
Any life that existed here 3.9 billion years ago would have been wiped out in a massive asteroid bombardment.
Rosetta probe has close encounter with asteroid
7-12-2010 | 3
ESA's Rosetta probe has flown within 1900 miles of the largest asteroid ever visited by a spacecraft.
Nuclear bombs could save earth from asteroids
6-28-2010 | 9
Scientists have suggested that blowing massive asteroids to bits with nuclear bombs might be a viable tactic.
Manned asteroid landing by 2025 "uncertain"
6-27-2010 | 5
Obama's plan to land humans on as asteroid by the year 2025 have been met with uncertainty.
Asteroid probe 'on home straight'
6-1-2010 | 3
Japan's unmanned Hayabusa spacecraft is on its way back to Earth carrying samples of the asteroid Itokawa.
Cuts cast doubt on asteroid plan
3-28-2010 | 19
Plans to determine the trajectory of an asteroid that might hit Earth in 2036 may be foiled by funding cuts.
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