How Do You Target an Asteroid?
Like many of his colleagues at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., Shyam Bhaskaran is working a lot with asteroids these days. And also like many…
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Defending the Planet
Chris Lewicki’s (President of Planetary Resources) latest update contains some details on Planetary Defense, a big announcement about a new investor and partner, and advance notice…
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Earth’s Moon Has More in Common With Large Asteroids Than Previously Thought
NASA and international researchers have discovered that Earth’s moon has more in common than previously thought with large asteroids roaming our solar system. Scientists have now…
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Another Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth This Weekend
A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth’s neighborhood this weekend (March 9th), just days after another space rock made…
Read the articleHundreds Injured in Russia in Meteor Strike
A space rock a few metres across exploded in Earth’s atmosphere above the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia today at about 03:15 GMT. The numerous injuries and…
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NASA to Provide TV Coverage of Asteroid Flyby Today
NASA Television will provide commentary starting at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST / 7 p.m. UTC) on Friday, Feb. 15, during the close, but safe,…
Read the articleGet Ready for Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flyby on February15th
On February 15 near-earth Asteroid 2012 DA14 will come so close to Earth that it will pass inside the orbits of the geostationary satellites. The asteroid,…
Read the articlePlanetary Resources Releases Asteroid Mining Update
This is a press release from Chris Lewicki, the President and Chief Asteroid Miner at Planetary Resources: In the accompanying video, you can see one of our…
Read the articleESA Appealing for Research Ideas for Asteroid Deflection Mission
A space rock several hundred metres across is heading towards our planet and the last-ditch attempt to avert a disaster – an untested mission to deflect…
Read the articleHerschel Images Asteroid Apophis Flyby – No Collision in 2029
ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory captured asteroid Apophis in its field of view during the approach to Earth on 5/6 January 2013. This image shows the asteroid…
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