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First Asteroid Impact Drills Organized by European Space Agency
| Cory Doyle | | Dec 22, 2014 03:03 PM EST |
The European Space Agency (ESA) began conducting its first ever mock asteroid drills in an effort to gain intelligence on potential problems and solutions in order to handle future asteroid impacts.
Huge Asteroid Misses Earth; Surprises Astronomers
| Dino Lirios | | Dec 16, 2014 10:15 AM EST |
Asteroid 2014 UR116 is 370 meters wide and could have possibly hit the Earth.
Monstrous Volcanic Eruptions Helped Kill-off the Dinosaurs
| Marco Foronda | | Dec 12, 2014 08:05 AM EST |
What really killed the dinosaurs?
Mountain-sized Asteroid could be a Threat to Earth
| Marco Foronda | | Dec 10, 2014 11:35 PM EST |
A Russian scientist discovered the huge asteroid, but NASA said it's not dangerous at all.
Japan's Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Landing Probe to Launch Dec. 1
| Marco Foronda | | Nov 29, 2014 02:02 AM EST |
Because of bad weather, Japan decided to cancel the launch of Hayabusa 2 on Sunday, November 30.
Asteroid Mining Moves Closer to Reality
| Marco Foronda | | Nov 22, 2014 03:33 AM EST |
NASA and two private companies are working on asteroid mining.
Magnetic Fields in Ancient Meteorites Reveal Origin of the Solar System
| Marco Foronda | | Nov 16, 2014 10:55 PM EST |
These magnetic fields are maintained within the chondrules even down to the current day.
Asteroid with a Comet's Tail Spotted in the Asteroid Belt
| Marco Foronda | | Nov 12, 2014 02:02 AM EST |
Asteroids are the most unchanging objects, but this asteroid changing into something.
Asteroid "Pitbull" Will Near Miss the Earth
| Dino Lirios | | Sep 08, 2014 01:25 AM EDT |
It's been nicknamed "The Pitbull" due to its small size and threatening trajectory.
Asteroid to Fly by Earth on Sunday [Video]
| Kizha T. Trovillas | | Sep 04, 2014 02:41 AM EDT |
The space rock dubbed "2014 RC" will make its closest approach to Earth on Sept. 7.
If Not for Asteroid's 'Bad Timing', Dinosaurs Would Still Be Alive Today
| Nikki Alfonso | | Jul 28, 2014 12:47 PM EDT |
If the asteroid that hit earth and wiped out the dinosaurs came at a "more convenient" time, then those prehistoric creatures would probably still be alive today.
Massive Earth-Killer Asteroid will Just Miss the Earth
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 06, 2014 06:48 AM EDT |
It's the size of a Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier.
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