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'Planet killer' asteroids - could we one day miss one that's heading our way ?
11-12-2022 |
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Astronomers recently detected a number of large (albeit benign) asteroids obscured by the glare of the Sun.
'Complex organic matter' found on asteroids
8-3-2021 | 2
Scientists have identified two unusual asteroids between Mars and Jupiter that shouldn't actually be there.
Are alien probes hidden on nearby asteroids ?
9-23-2019 | 22
A new paper has put forward the idea that an alien civilization may have been watching us for millennia.
Asteroids are harder to shatter than we thought
3-4-2019 | 7
New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Asteroids could be converted in to starships
4-29-2018 | 21
Researchers have put forward the idea of hollowing out an asteroid and using it to travel between the stars.
New spacecraft could nuke incoming asteroids
3-11-2018 | 21
NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Water likely to be common on other planets
5-8-2015 | 7
Water-rich asteroids are thought to have brought water to countless other worlds throughout the universe.
Nukes could be used to destroy asteroids
12-22-2014 | 52
The ultimate weapons of mass destruction could one day save us from complete annihilation.
Scientists fear risk from smaller asteroids
12-4-2014 | 60
An asteroid just 164ft across is still large enough to cause widespread devastation were it to hit us.
US to keep nukes to use against asteroids
10-6-2014 | 23
The United States is keeping some of its nuclear warheads in case of an apocalyptic asteroid threat.
Earth struck by big asteroids 'all the time'
4-20-2014 | 22
Three former NASA astronauts are set to reveal some unsettling data on how vulnerable our planet is.
Earth sometimes hit by two asteroids at once
3-19-2014 | 6
Scientists have discovered a double-impact site in Sweden thought to be the result of a binary asteroid.
Double near-miss as two asteroids pass Earth
3-7-2014 | 17
Over the last couple of days two large recently discovered asteroids have passed close to our planet.
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