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RUSSIA WARNS: Asteroid Impact in Atlantic Ocean
Russian Military Operatives who have family in the United States have warned of an upcoming event of a large Asteroid that is being tracked by their missle defense systems. This Near Earth Object is arriving
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More Asteroid Strikes Are Likely, Scientists Say
When an asteroid exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February, shattering windows for miles and injuring well over 1,000 people, experts said it was a rare event — of a magnitude that
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Global Effort Needed to Defend Earth from Asteroids, Astronauts Tell UN
Members of the United Nations met with distinguished astronauts and cosmonauts this week in New York to begin implementing the first-ever international contingency plan for defending Earth against catastrophic asteroid strikes. Six of the space
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Cost-effective laser-based asteroid defense system pitched to NASA
Last year, the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow put forward the idea of using fleets of laser-toting satellites to deflect potentially dangerous objects away from Earth. Now, Dr. Richard Fork, principal investigator for the
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Nuking Dangerous Asteroids Might Be the Best Protection, Expert Says
If a dangerous asteroid appears to be on a collision course for Earth, one option is to send a spacecraft to destroy it with a nuclear warhead. Such a mission, which would cost about
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NBC News: “Stock Up On Canned Goods”
On May 31, 2013 asteroid 1998-QE2 will be passing earth at a distance of approximately 3.6 million miles. The asteroid, believed to be a remnant of a comet, is about 1.7 miles wide, making
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Mystery of Moon’s Magnetic Field Deepens
The moon generated a surprisingly intense magnetic field until at least 3.56 billion years ago, 160 million years longer than previously thought, a new study reports. These findings could shed light not just on the
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Big Bang: Biggest meteorite explosion rocks the moon
NASA scientists have recorded the biggest observed meteorite impact on the moon, with an explosion equal to 5 tons of TNT. The event is part of ‘lunar meteor showers’ observed by astronauts of the
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Administration confirms NASA plan: Grab an asteroid, then focus on Mars
NASA's accelerated vision for exploration calls for moving a near-Earth asteroid even nearer to Earth, sending out astronauts to bring back samples within a decade, and then shifting the focus to Mars, a senior
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Comet, Not Asteroid, Killed Dinosaurs, Study Suggests
The rocky object that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago may have been a comet, rather than an asteroid, scientists say. The 112-mile (180 kilometers) Chicxulub crater in Mexico was made by the
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Militarized Asteroids: The New Threat That No One Can Duck
Will sophisticated militarized factions of advanced nations utilize asteroids to potentially terrorize other countries and or the citizens of earth in an (evil) God-like manner
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Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA
(Reuters) - NASA chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could
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Russia to build anti-meteorite shield
Russia would build a system to protect the Earth from meteors and other space debris, Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday. "Roscosmos has formed a working group with experts from the defence ministry and
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Here we go again: Big asteroid set to buzz Earth
A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend, just days after another space rock made an even closer approach to our planet. The 330-foot-wide (100 meters)
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Russia to spend billions on asteroid defense
Moscow believes an operable national defense against threats from outer space can be built within 10 years’ time. The 500-kiloton explosion of a space bolide above the Urals region has sped-up allocation of some
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Asteroid 2012 DA14’s Friday Flyby: A Stargazer’s Guide
Scientists and amateur observers alike are eagerly awaiting Friday's historic flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14, which will zoom inside Earth's ring of geosynchronous satellites. At its nearest approach Friday (Feb. 15), the 150-foot-wide (45 meters)
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Space alert: Hazardous asteroid nears Earth
All eyes are set at the skies as a big hazardous asteroid is nearing Earth. According to scientists there is an actual possibility that the 300-meter-wide Apophis will eventually strike our planet, but the
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NASA mulls plan to drag asteroid into moon’s orbit
Who says NASA has lost interest in the moon? Along with rumours of a hovering lunar base, there are reports that the agency is considering a proposal to capture an asteroid and drag it
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Video: Giant Asteroid Flies By Earth
The show will start with images from the Slooh telescope in the Canary Island. For all the latecomers, another telescope in Arizona will start tracking the asteroid at around 8 p.m. Pacific (11 Eastern)
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Fire in the sky: Burning meteorite trail lights up Australian sky for 20 minutes after rock plunges into the sea
A burning trail lit up the sky over Western Australia for 20 minutes after an object suspected to be a meteorite plunged into the sea, leaving a burning orange trail that mesmerised local residents. Beachgoers
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