asteroids
Science
Robotic Lunar Lander Part Of NASA’s Next-Gen Space Plans
5:20AM Danny Allen | This amazing shot comes from recent tests at the Marshall Space Flight centre, where the robotic lunar test bed is helping NASA develop a new generation of multi-use landers to explore the moon, Mars and asteroids. More »
Science
Asteroids May Destroy Earth Thanks To Tightfisted Bozos
2:04PM Jesus Diaz | You thought that Ares facing delays or cancellations was bad? Well, what about a freaking huge honkin’ asteroid obliterating Earth because NASA doesn’t have enough funding to track every potentially deadly object out there? Yes, exactly my freaking thoughts. More »
Science
We Almost Got Asteroided Last Night
10:24AM Jason Chen | A 30-50 metre-wide asteroid just passed seven times closer to us than the moon, glowing so bright you could see it through a cloud. If it had hit the ocean, it would have tsunamied. More »
Computers
DIY Asteroid Case Mod Comes Straight Out Of Krypton, The Flintstones
11:20AM Sean Fallon | If you are looking to spice up your PC case, the guys at Mashie Design have put together a simple set of instructions on how to deck it out in an asteroid motif. More »
Design
Vintage Gaming Ties Futilely Subvert Corporate Authority
8:00AM Mark Wilson | If a red tie is considered to exude power and authority at some business lunch, then an Asteroids tie must allude to nothing less than intergalactic domination. More »
Science
How Asteroid Apophis Could Destroy the US West Coast in 2029
2:20AM Jesus Diaz | You have seen a badass asteroid obliterating Earth in a theoretical simulation, but you probably missed astrophysicist Neal deGrasse Tyson talking about the very real possibility of Apophis hitting California in April 13, 2029. More »
Science
Badass Asteroid Destroys Earth in High Definition
2:00PM Jesus Diaz | A hundred years ago a large meteor exploded ten kilometers above the Earth’s surface in Tunguska, obliterating 830 square miles of woods. It was the largest impact in recent history, but nothing compared to this. More »
Gadgets
Asteroids Watch Needs To Be Mass Produced Now
1:15AM Jesus Diaz | Electronics genius John Maushammer has a new version of his Pong game watch, one that plays Asteroids and can be controlled with a tilt sensor. More »
Cameras
1.4 Billion Pixel Digicam Will Spot Asteroids Before They Hit Us
5:00PM Elaine Chow | Just in time for the Christmas season, Hawaii will get to turn on one of four new asteroid (and Santa) tracking telescopes, which can scan large swaths of the sky quickly and clearly thanks to a 1.4-billion pixel digital camera with image stabilisation. The first prototype of the project, known as Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS), will take pictures three times a month of as much of space as it can see from the peak of Mount Haleakala in Maui. It’ll be used as Earth’s first defence against Armageddon-like planet-rocking meteors. More »
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