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Here Is FEMA’s Plan If The Falling Chinese Satellite Takes Aim At A US City

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Here Is FEMA’s Plan If The Falling Chinese Satellite Takes Aim At A US City

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Instead Of Nuking An Asteroid Headed Toward Earth, We Could Just Splash It With Paint

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Instead Of Nuking An Asteroid Headed Toward Earth, We Could Just Splash It With Paint

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The ‘Oumuamua Asteroid Likely Came From A Tatooine-Like Star System

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The ‘Oumuamua Asteroid Likely Came From A Tatooine-Like Star System

George Dvorsky

Russian Scientists Are Devising A Plan To Nuke Asteroids

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Russian Scientists Are Devising A Plan To Nuke Asteroids

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

There’s Only The Tiniest Chance That Musk’s Tesla Will Crash Back To Earth, But We’ll Take It

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There’s Only The Tiniest Chance That Musk’s Tesla Will Crash Back To Earth, But We’ll Take It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Interstellar Asteroids Like ‘Oumuamua Could Rewrite The Origins Of Life On Earth

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Interstellar Asteroids Like ‘Oumuamua Could Rewrite The Origins Of Life On Earth

‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroids’ Are Not The Asteroids You Should Worry About

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‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroids’ Are Not The Asteroids You Should Worry About

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Preliminary Scan Suggests This Interstellar Visitor Is Not An Alien Spaceship

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Preliminary Scan Suggests This Interstellar Visitor Is Not An Alien Spaceship

George Dvorsky

Incoming Meteors Explode From The Inside, Simulations Suggest

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Incoming Meteors Explode From The Inside, Simulations Suggest

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Asteroid Will Pass Near Earth Next Month But No, You Don’t Have To Worry

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An Asteroid Will Pass Near Earth Next Month But No, You Don’t Have To Worry

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The First Known Interstellar Asteroid Looks Incredibly Weird

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The First Known Interstellar Asteroid Looks Incredibly Weird

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Close Encounter With Asteroid Will Test Earth’s Early Warning System

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A Close Encounter With Asteroid Will Test Earth’s Early Warning System

George Dvorsky

Swarms Of Satellites That Surf The Solar Wind Could Be The Future Of Asteroid Mining

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Swarms Of Satellites That Surf The Solar Wind Could Be The Future Of Asteroid Mining

A NASA Spacecraft Just Used Earth As A Slingshot

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A NASA Spacecraft Just Used Earth As A Slingshot

This Is One Of The Strangest Objects Ever Discovered In The Solar System

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This Is One Of The Strangest Objects Ever Discovered In The Solar System

George Dvorsky

The Hottest Known Temperature On Earth Was Caused By An Ancient Asteroid Strike

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The Hottest Known Temperature On Earth Was Caused By An Ancient Asteroid Strike

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft Is Barrelling Towards Earth

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NASA’s Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft Is Barrelling Towards Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Closest Approach Ever By A Large Asteroid Won’t End Life On Earth, But Probably Should

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Closest Approach Ever By A Large Asteroid Won’t End Life On Earth, But Probably Should

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Just Discovered The Oldest Asteroid Family Ever

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Scientists Just Discovered The Oldest Asteroid Family Ever

George Dvorsky

Scientists Say Tardigrades Will Be The Last Animals On Earth

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Scientists Say Tardigrades Will Be The Last Animals On Earth

George Dvorsky

How A Massive Asteroid Strike Helped Frogs Inherit The Earth

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How A Massive Asteroid Strike Helped Frogs Inherit The Earth

NASA Is Moving Ahead With An Ambitious Plan To Deflect An Asteroid

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NASA Is Moving Ahead With An Ambitious Plan To Deflect An Asteroid

Bummer: Giant Asteroids Not An Immediate Threat

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Bummer: Giant Asteroids Not An Immediate Threat

Watch A Simulated Asteroid Hit The Atmosphere At 72,420 Kilometres Per Hour

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Watch A Simulated Asteroid Hit The Atmosphere At 72,420 Kilometres Per Hour

Here Are The Ways Large Asteroids Can Kill You, Ranked

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Here Are The Ways Large Asteroids Can Kill You, Ranked

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid Has Been Flirting With Death For A Million Years

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This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid Has Been Flirting With Death For A Million Years

An Asteroid Hunter On What We Need To Do To Prevent Armageddon

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An Asteroid Hunter On What We Need To Do To Prevent Armageddon

Maddie Stone

We Were Wrong About How The Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

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We Were Wrong About How The Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Just Got An Amazing Side-Quest

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NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Just Got An Amazing Side-Quest

The White House Is Officially Worried About A Deadly Asteroid Impact

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The White House Is Officially Worried About A Deadly Asteroid Impact

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Is Sending A Probe To Explore Jupiter’s Mysterious Trojan Asteroids

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NASA Is Sending A Probe To Explore Jupiter’s Mysterious Trojan Asteroids

George Dvorsky

The Year In Encouraging News

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The Year In Encouraging News

Some Really Cool-Sounding Sci-Fi Films Will Premiere At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival

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Some Really Cool-Sounding Sci-Fi Films Will Premiere At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Germain Lussier

An Asteroid Zipped Through Earth’s Shadow Yesterday

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An Asteroid Zipped Through Earth’s Shadow Yesterday

New TV Drama About The Imminent Arrival Of A Killer Asteroid Feels Very Timely

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New TV Drama About The Imminent Arrival Of A Killer Asteroid Feels Very Timely

NASA Just Successfully Launched A Spacecraft To An Asteroid

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NASA Just Successfully Launched A Spacecraft To An Asteroid

Ria Misra

Another Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Buzzed Past Earth For The Second Time In Two Weeks

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Another Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Buzzed Past Earth For The Second Time In Two Weeks

Ria Misra

A Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Came Very Close To Earth

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A Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Came Very Close To Earth

Ria Misra

Earth’s New ‘Quasi’ Moon Will Stick Around For Centuries

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Earth’s New ‘Quasi’ Moon Will Stick Around For Centuries

A Tiny, Water-Powered Spacecraft Could Be The First To Mine Asteroids

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A Tiny, Water-Powered Spacecraft Could Be The First To Mine Asteroids

A Mysterious Object From Earth’s Distant Past Has Returned

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A Mysterious Object From Earth’s Distant Past Has Returned

Something Just Slammed Into Jupiter

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Something Just Slammed Into Jupiter

Asteroid Hunters Around The World Just Spotted Something Incredible

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6 years ago

Asteroid Hunters Around The World Just Spotted Something Incredible

Scientists Will Finally Drill Into The Dinosaur-Killing Impact Crater In Mexico

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Scientists Will Finally Drill Into The Dinosaur-Killing Impact Crater In Mexico

Luxembourg Wants To Be A Global Leader In Asteroid Mining

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Luxembourg Wants To Be A Global Leader In Asteroid Mining

NASA Catches A Glimpse Of The Christmas Eve Asteroid

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NASA Catches A Glimpse Of The Christmas Eve Asteroid

George Dvorsky

A Large Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth On Christmas

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A Large Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth On Christmas

George Dvorsky

American Asteroid Mining Is Now Fully Legal

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American Asteroid Mining Is Now Fully Legal

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6 years ago

Watch Neil De Grasse Tyson On The Science Of The Good Dinosaur

Jennifer Ouellette

That ‘Spooky’ Halloween Asteroid Is Actually A Dead Comet

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That ‘Spooky’ Halloween Asteroid Is Actually A Dead Comet

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7 years ago

Get Ready For ‘Spooky’, The Halloween Asteroid!

George Dvorsky

Unexpected Asteroid To Zip Past Earth

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Unexpected Asteroid To Zip Past Earth

George Dvorsky

What Killed The Dinosaurs Was More Devastating Than An Asteroid

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What Killed The Dinosaurs Was More Devastating Than An Asteroid

This Is The Insane Metallic World NASA Wants To Explore Next

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This Is The Insane Metallic World NASA Wants To Explore Next

Ria Misra

The Tech That Will Save Us From An Apocalyptic Asteroid Looks Awesome

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7 years ago

The Tech That Will Save Us From An Apocalyptic Asteroid Looks Awesome

Maddie Stone

What The Sky Would Look Like If You Could See All The Asteroids

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What The Sky Would Look Like If You Could See All The Asteroids

Japan Plans To Explore Martian Moons With Asteroid-Probing Tech

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Japan Plans To Explore Martian Moons With Asteroid-Probing Tech

Ancient Asteroid Impacts Boiled The Oceans And Made Life On Earth Hell

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Ancient Asteroid Impacts Boiled The Oceans And Made Life On Earth Hell

Welcome To Asteroid War Games, Where Scientists Practice Saving Earth

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Welcome To Asteroid War Games, Where Scientists Practice Saving Earth

Here Are All 556 Asteroids That Bombarded Earth In The Past 20 Years

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Here Are All 556 Asteroids That Bombarded Earth In The Past 20 Years

All The Asteroids Found To Date In One Cool Animated Visualisation

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All The Asteroids Found To Date In One Cool Animated Visualisation

Jesus Diaz

NASA Asteroid Defence System Is A Failure, Says Audit

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NASA Asteroid Defence System Is A Failure, Says Audit

Jesus Diaz

Here’s The Rosetta Spacecraft Lining Up Its Asteroid Landing Shot

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Here’s The Rosetta Spacecraft Lining Up Its Asteroid Landing Shot

Andrew Tarantola

An Asteroid Is Set To Skim By Earth On Monday

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An Asteroid Is Set To Skim By Earth On Monday

Jamie Condliffe

Japan’s Decade-Long Mission To Mine An Asteroid

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Japan’s Decade-Long Mission To Mine An Asteroid

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

An Asteroid With Active Volcanoes Once Wandered The Early Universe

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An Asteroid With Active Volcanoes Once Wandered The Early Universe

The 600,000 Asteroids That We’ve Discovered So Far Is One Scary View

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The 600,000 Asteroids That We’ve Discovered So Far Is One Scary View

Stadium-Sized ‘Beast’ Asteroid Will Nearly* Smash Into Earth Tomorrow

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Stadium-Sized ‘Beast’ Asteroid Will Nearly* Smash Into Earth Tomorrow

Robert Sorokanich

Watch Astronauts Practice Drilling An Asteroid Underwater

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Watch Astronauts Practice Drilling An Asteroid Underwater

Adam Clark Estes

Map Reveals All Asteroid Impacts From 2000 To 2013

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8 years ago

Map Reveals All Asteroid Impacts From 2000 To 2013

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8 years ago

Watch Where 26 Asteroids Recently Slammed Into Earth

Jamie Condliffe

NASA: The Only Thing Stopping A City-Destroying Asteroid Is Blind Luck

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NASA: The Only Thing Stopping A City-Destroying Asteroid Is Blind Luck

Ashley Feinberg

Astronomers Found A Minor Planet With A Ring System Like Saturn’s

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Astronomers Found A Minor Planet With A Ring System Like Saturn’s

Adam Clark Estes

Nine-Year-Old Debates Asteroid Destruction With Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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Nine-Year-Old Debates Asteroid Destruction With Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Jesus Diaz

NASA: 30m Asteroid Will Fly By Earth Today Closer Than The Moon

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NASA: 30m Asteroid Will Fly By Earth Today Closer Than The Moon

How NASA’s Plan To Capture An Asteroid Is Crucial To Human Survival

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8 years ago

How NASA’s Plan To Capture An Asteroid Is Crucial To Human Survival

Jesus Diaz

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8 years ago

All Of Earth’s Water Comes From Space

The Naked Metal Core Of A Dead Planet Is Circling The Sun

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The Naked Metal Core Of A Dead Planet Is Circling The Sun

Adam Clark Estes

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8 years ago

Watch A Huge, Newly Discovered Asteroid Almost Graze Earth

Robert Sorokanich

Japan Successfully Tests Asteroid-Shattering Space Cannon

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9 years ago

Japan Successfully Tests Asteroid-Shattering Space Cannon

Ashley Feinberg

The Rosetta Spacecraft Is Humanity’s First Asteroid Lander

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The Rosetta Spacecraft Is Humanity’s First Asteroid Lander

Andrew Tarantola

A Full View Of The Gigantic Asteroid Vesta

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A Full View Of The Gigantic Asteroid Vesta

Jamie Condliffe

NASA Resurrects Dead Satellite To Hunt Asteroids

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9 years ago

NASA Resurrects Dead Satellite To Hunt Asteroids

Andrew Tarantola

Science & Health

9 years ago

How NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission Would Work

Researchers Identify 12 Asteroids Close Enough For Space Mining

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9 years ago

Researchers Identify 12 Asteroids Close Enough For Space Mining

Adam Clark Estes

The Orbits Of 1400 Asteroids NASA Says Could Smash The Earth

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9 years ago

The Orbits Of 1400 Asteroids NASA Says Could Smash The Earth

Robert Sorokanich

Science & Health

9 years ago

Watch Bill Nye Explain How We Could Stop An Asteroid With Laser Bees

This Morning, A Gigantic Asteroid Passed Within Six Million Kilometres Of Earth

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9 years ago

This Morning, A Gigantic Asteroid Passed Within Six Million Kilometres Of Earth

Here’s Your Chance To Become One Of The First Asteroid Prospectors

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9 years ago

Here’s Your Chance To Become One Of The First Asteroid Prospectors

Giz Explains: How To Catch An Asteroid

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9 years ago

Giz Explains: How To Catch An Asteroid

Andrew Tarantola

NASA’s Next Big Mission Will Be To Capture An Asteroid

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9 years ago

NASA’s Next Big Mission Will Be To Capture An Asteroid

Scientists Figure Out Where That Russian Meteor Came From

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9 years ago

Scientists Figure Out Where That Russian Meteor Came From

Jamie Condliffe

Future Asteroids Could Be Deflected With Nothing But Space-Graffiti

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9 years ago

Future Asteroids Could Be Deflected With Nothing But Space-Graffiti

Monster Machines: Tiny Telescopes Could Save Earth From A Deep Impact

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9 years ago

Monster Machines: Tiny Telescopes Could Save Earth From A Deep Impact

Andrew Tarantola

Near-Earth Asteroids Don’t Look So Scary In This Australian Time-Lapse

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9 years ago

Near-Earth Asteroids Don’t Look So Scary In This Australian Time-Lapse

Watch Last Week’s Asteroid Fly By Peacefully Instead Of Destroying Us

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9 years ago

Watch Last Week’s Asteroid Fly By Peacefully Instead Of Destroying Us

Ashley Feinberg

This Map Shows Every Meteorite That Has Hit Earth Since 2300BC

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9 years ago

This Map Shows Every Meteorite That Has Hit Earth Since 2300BC

Maybe The Sun Could Vaporize Asteroids To Avoid This Whole Collision Issue

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9 years ago

Maybe The Sun Could Vaporize Asteroids To Avoid This Whole Collision Issue

Lily Newman

Aussie Observatories Had Front-Row Seats To Asteroid 2012 DA14. Here Are The Videos

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9 years ago

Aussie Observatories Had Front-Row Seats To Asteroid 2012 DA14. Here Are The Videos

US Congress Plans To Hold Hearings Over Russia’s Asteroid Problem

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9 years ago

US Congress Plans To Hold Hearings Over Russia’s Asteroid Problem

Ashley Feinberg