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NASA reveals its new asteroid protection plan
Jun 21, 2018A new 18-page document outlines how NASA and FEMA will approach the threat of an apocalyptic asteroid strike.
Dinosaur asteroid wiped out most bird species
May 26, 2018According to a new study, only a few select bird species survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Interstellar interloper found near Jupiter
May 21, 2018An asteroid believed to be from another solar system has been found orbiting the Sun in the wrong direction.
Mysterious 'exiled' asteroid found in Kuiper Belt
May 11, 2018An asteroid from the earliest days of the solar system has been found four billion kilometers from Earth.
Asteroids could be converted in to starships
Apr 29, 2018Researchers have put forward the idea of hollowing out an asteroid and using it to travel between the stars.
Asteroid mining could be worth trillions
Apr 22, 2018According to Goldman Sachs, asteroid mining has the potential to produce the world's first trillionaires.
Large asteroid narrowly misses the Earth
Apr 17, 2018An asteroid the size of a warehouse passed our planet at the weekend just hours after it was first spotted.
Could paint save us from a doomsday asteroid?
Mar 22, 2018Rather than ramming or nuking a large space rock, scientists have suggested simply covering it in paint.
New study hints at 'Oumuamua's origins
Mar 19, 2018Researchers believe that it is very likely that the interstellar asteroid came from a binary star system.
New spacecraft could nuke incoming asteroids
Mar 11, 2018NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
'Alien visitor' asteroid had a violent past
Feb 12, 2018The space rock known as 'Oumuamua is thought to have been tumbling around chaotically for billions of years.
Skull-shaped asteroid to return in 2018
Dec 21, 2017The disconcertingly-shaped space rock was last seen hurtling past our planet back in October 2015.
Visiting asteroid has 'strange organic coat'
Dec 18, 2017Oumuamua, the first ever confirmed visitor to our solar system, has a thick layer of organic insulation.
Mystery object to be checked for ET signals
Dec 12, 2017An asteroid thought to have come from another solar system is to be checked for signs of alien technology.
Interstellar visitor is red and very dark
Nov 21, 2017An asteroid thought to have come from interstellar space is carrying organic carbon-based molecules.
Dino-killing asteroid hit worst possible place
Nov 9, 2017The dinosaurs may not have gone extinct if the asteroid had hit almost anywhere other than where it did.
Mysterious object could be interstellar visitor
Oct 27, 2017For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted what is thought to be a visitor from a distant star system.
Life may have emerged over 4 billion years ago
Sep 28, 2017Scientists have made a discovery that could push back the emergence of life further than ever before.
Europe withdraws from anti-asteroid mission
Sep 21, 2017An upcoming mission designed to test out the deflection of a large asteroid has hit a bit of a snag.
Giant asteroid has safely passed the Earth
VIDEO Sep 4, 2017Known as Florence, the 2.7-mile asteroid is the largest near-Earth object ever recorded by NASA.
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