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Mystery still surrounds 1908 Tunguska event
7-10-2016 |
13
Did an asteroid strike the remote Siberian wilderness over a century ago or did something else happen ?
Killer asteroid almost wiped out mammals too
6-20-2016 | 3
The asteroid which wiped out the dinosaurs almost spelled disaster for the world's mammals as well.
Can asteroids be turned in to spaceships ?
6-11-2016 | 16
NASA is funding a new concept that could equip small asteroids with 3D-printed propulsion systems.
Dinosaurs 'in decline' before asteroid strike
VIDEO 4-19-2016 | 21
A new study has suggested that the dinosaurs had already been dying out long before the asteroid hit.
Deep-sea creatures survived the apocalypse
4-17-2016 | 4
Scientists have determined how deep-sea creatures survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
Scientists to drill in to 'dinosaur crater'
4-7-2016 | 6
A new expedition is aiming to drill in to the crater left by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Near-Earth asteroid 'very unlikely' to hit us
3-3-2016 | 13
Astronomers have moved to allay concerns over the possibility of an asteroid collision early next week.
Russia calculates how to nuke an asteroid
2-29-2016 | 20
Russian scientists have been determining how to use nuclear weapons to protect the Earth from asteroids.
NASA sets up new planetary defence office
1-13-2016 | 8
A new body has been set up to help co-ordinate efforts to protect the Earth from apocalyptic asteroids.
Are comets more dangerous than asteroids ?
12-24-2015 | 10
Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
Asteroid set to pass us by on Christmas Eve
12-19-2015 | 10
Following on from Halloween's close encounter, another seasonal asteroid will soon be paying us a visit.
US senate votes to legalize space mining
11-13-2015 | 31
A new bill has been approved that will make it possible for companies to mine resources from asteroids.
Halloween asteroid looks like a human skull
10-31-2015 | 39
The recently discovered asteroid due to pass by the Earth today actually looks like a skeletal face.
Huge asteroid will pass by Earth on Halloween
10-21-2015 | 39
Scientists have revealed that a high-speed asteroid will streak past our planet at the end of the month.
NASA issues doomsday asteroid all-clear
10-10-2015 | 47
Amid the numerous doomsday predictions of recent weeks comes the news that we are actually quite safe.
Supervolcanoes helped seal dinosaurs' fate
10-2-2015 | 4
The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs might have also produced intense volcanic activity.
Scientists to trial asteroid redirect mission
9-30-2015 | 12
The new mission will attempt a potentially world-saving maneuver by redirecting an asteroid's trajectory.
NASA debunks September asteroid predictions
8-28-2015 | 10
The space agency remains adament that there are no apocalyptic asteroids due to hit us next month.
$5 trillion asteroid to pass us by on Sunday
VIDEO 7-17-2015 | 24
A nearby asteroid loaded with a platinum core is thought to be worth an unfathomable amount of money.
Nukes could be used to deflect asteroids
6-23-2015 | 14
NASA is looking in to the possibility of using nuclear weapons to defend Earth against asteroid impacts.
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