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Spacecraft begins seven-year mission to asteroid … to collect a bag of dust
A rocket on an ambitious mission to collect dust from an asteroid and return it to Earth for scientific analysis has blasted off from Cape Canaveral in...
Fire the laser! Beams could steer asteroids away from Earth
It is the ultimate science fiction weapon - a system which would use laser beams to intercept and deflect asteroids heading towards Earth. The system...
A 300,000-mile ‘near miss’: Skull asteroid to skim past Earth on Halloween
A large asteroid which bears an eerie resemblance to a human skull is expected to skim past Earth today.
Creepy and kooky? Big, ‘Spooky’ asteroid to fly by Earth on Halloween
An asteroid the size of a football stadium will zoom past Earth on Halloween, in a close encounter that astronomers view as far more treat than trick.
Creepy and kooky? Big, ‘Spooky’ asteroid to fly by Earth on Halloween
An asteroid the size of a football stadium will zoom past Earth on Halloween, in a close encounter that astronomers view as far more treat than trick.
See if you can catch it tonight: $5.5trn asteroid will fly past Earth
An asteroid will pass just 1.5 million miles from Earth tonight with some onlookers interested in more than just its scientific importance. Asteroid...
World’s largest asteroid impact zone found in Australia
Scientists have uncovered in central Australia what is believed to be the largest asteroid impact zone ever found on Earth.
Close call: Asteroid the size of six football pitches to pass Earth tomorrow
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth tomorrow, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Close call: Mountain-size asteroid to zoom past Earth on Monday
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth on Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Mountain-size asteroid to zoom past Earth on Monday
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth on Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Russian scientist spots mountain-sized asteroid heading our way
A professor at Moscow State University said his team has located a huge, mountain-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth’s every three years.
Incoming asteroid will give Earth a super-close shave on Sunday
Earth is about to have a close encounter with a house-sized asteroid on Sunday, when a space rock discovered just days ago will zoom by our planet at a...
Cosmic collision: Asteroid smash-up captured by NASA telescope
Researchers say one of NASA’s space telescopes has tracked an asteroid smash-up before and after the collision for the first time.
Asteroid may ‘wipe out human life’ – in 867 years’ time
Humanity could be wiped out by a massive asteroid that is hurtling towards earth at a speed of around 38,000 miles an hour, scientists have warned.
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