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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.
Could a nuke save us from an asteroid ?
3-15-2012 | 41
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.
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