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$5 trillion asteroid to pass us by on Sunday
VIDEO Jul 17, 2015A nearby asteroid loaded with a platinum core is thought to be worth an unfathomable amount of money.
Nukes could be used to deflect asteroids
Jun 23, 2015NASA is looking in to the possibility of using nuclear weapons to defend Earth against asteroid impacts.
Microbes can survive in space for years
Jun 1, 2015New research has emphasized the remarkable persistence of life even in the cold vacuum of space.
Water likely to be common on other planets
May 8, 2015Water-rich asteroids are thought to have brought water to countless other worlds throughout the universe.
Nukes could be used to destroy asteroids
Dec 22, 2014The ultimate weapons of mass destruction could one day save us from complete annihilation.
Scientists fear risk from smaller asteroids
Dec 4, 2014An 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
Oct 6, 2014The United States is keeping some of its nuclear warheads in case of an apocalyptic asteroid threat.
Earth struck by big asteroids 'all the time'
Apr 20, 2014Three former NASA astronauts are set to reveal some unsettling data on how vulnerable our planet is.
Earth sometimes hit by two asteroids at once
Mar 19, 2014Scientists 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
Mar 7, 2014Over the last couple of days two large recently discovered asteroids have passed close to our planet.
Are asteroids actually worth mining ?
Jan 14, 2014A new study has suggested that very few nearby asteroids are suitable for commercial-scale mining.
Is Earth vulnerable to threats from space ?
Oct 4, 2013Concerns have been raised regarding our potential to defend against everything from asteroids to ET.
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