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Japan prepares for new asteroid mission
3-29-2013 |
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Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft will by the country's second attempt at an asteroid sample return mission.
What is the risk of extinction by asteroid ?
3-24-2013 | 53
Asteroids have wiped out life on Earth before - what are the chances of another hit any time soon ?
Apophis may strike Earth in 2068
3-2-2013 | 38
Infamous asteroid Apophis is in with a chance of hitting the Earth in just over 50 years time.
Did twin asteroids wipe out the dinosaurs ?
2-22-2013 | 14
Researchers now believe the killer space rock could have been two asteroids orbiting one another.
Anti-asteroid space laser proposed
2-17-2013 | 34
In the wake of recent events there have been renewed calls for defensive measures against asteroids.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 flies past the Earth
2-16-2013 | 57
The 50m asteroid passed closer to the Earth than any other large asteroid in recorded history.
Robotic space mining fleet announced
1-23-2013 | 17
Deep Space Industries has announced plans to launch a fleet of asteroid prospecting spacecraft.
Asteroid deflection mission seeks ideas
1-16-2013 | 37
The European Space Agency is appealing for ideas for a future mission to study asteroid deflection.
Does asteroid Apophis pose a threat ?
1-10-2013 | 21
In December 2004 Apophis was shaping up to be a major concern, but is that still the case now ?
NASA to drag asteroid in to lunar orbit ?
1-3-2013 | 27
The US space agency is considering a plan to drag a small asteroid in to orbit around the Moon.
Japan reveals 'Hayabusa2' asteroid mission
1-2-2013 | 5
The Japanese space agency has announced a follow-up to their successful Hayabusa spacecraft.
Did a lack of diversity kill the dinosaurs ?
11-4-2012 | 2
If the extinction asteroid had hit earlier than it did would the dinosaurs have still been wiped out ?
Could paintball one day save the planet ?
10-29-2012 | 14
A graduate student from Massachusetts has developed a method to deflect an asteroid using paintballs.
Could asteroid dust fight climate change ?
10-1-2012 | 14
Scientists have come up with a radical new way in which to help reduce the effects of global warming.
NASA seeking asteroid for manned mission
9-3-2012 | 3
A new detector instrument is being planned to locate and track possible destinations for astronauts.
How feasible is space mining ?
8-25-2012 | 8
Can Eric Anderson and Chris Lewicki of Planetary Resources actually succeed in mining asteroids ?
Mock asteroid mission conducted underwater
6-24-2012 | 3
Special training exercises have taken place underwater in preparation for a manned asteroid mission.
Astronauts in training for asteroid mission
5-14-2012 | 16
A team of astronauts are being trained for a mission to land on and explore the surface of an asteroid.
Secrets of large asteroid revealed
5-11-2012 | 5
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned a wealth of information during its analysis of the asteroid Vesta.
Asteroid mining plans emerge
4-25-2012 | 14
A group of entrepreneurs are planning to use robots to mine precious materials from nearby asteroids.
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