• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 23rd, 2010
Earth's Asteroid Defenses Leave Much to Be Desired

Earth's Asteroid Defenses Leave Much to Be Desired

The conclusion belongs to a new report

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2010
Asteroids Get Quakes During Earth Flybys

Asteroids Get Quakes During Earth Flybys

There are several ways our planet can destroy them

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2010
Asteroid to Zip Past Earth Today

Asteroid to Zip Past Earth Today

At first, experts thought it was an artificial object

  • Xbox
  • By Marius Oiaga
  • January 11th, 2010
Centipede and Asteroids on Xbox via Xbox LIVE Game Room

Centipede and Asteroids on Xbox via Xbox LIVE Game Room

Starting this spring

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 30th, 2009
Kuiper Belt Reveals Its Smallest Space Object

Kuiper Belt Reveals Its Smallest Space Object

It lies billions of miles away

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 18th, 2009
Asteroid Defense: Two Options Have Priority

Asteroid Defense: Two Options Have Priority

The "diplomatic" one may be more successful

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 14th, 2009
Detecting Past Comet Impacts on Earth

Detecting Past Comet Impacts on Earth

New tool developed at the University of Kansas

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 12th, 2009
Earth's Atmosphere May Be Extraterrestrial

Earth's Atmosphere May Be Extraterrestrial

Scientists recently said the same of the planet's oceans

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2009
Asteroid Did Not Set Earth on Fire

Asteroid Did Not Set Earth on Fire

It simply broiled it

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2009
'Lassos' Could Be Used to Avert NEO Impacts

'Lassos' Could Be Used to Avert NEO Impacts

Small asteroids could be deflected in the same way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 24th, 2009
NEO Mission Gains Increasing Support

NEO Mission Gains Increasing Support

Both from NASA and the private sector

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 21st, 2009
Hayabusa Turns to 'Frankenstein' for Trip Home

Hayabusa Turns to 'Frankenstein' for Trip Home

The probe is made of stitched-together engines

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 14th, 2009
Dawn Enters Inner Asteroid Belt for the Last Time

Dawn Enters Inner Asteroid Belt for the Last Time

It is nearing its mission's objective

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2009
Hopes for Hayabusa's Safe Return Dwindle

Hopes for Hayabusa's Safe Return Dwindle

The probe is severely stricken by bad luck

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 27th, 2009
Asteroid Explodes in the Atmosphere

Asteroid Explodes in the Atmosphere

It reveals gaps in planetary defense systems

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 19th, 2009
Extinction Theory May Have Blamed the Wrong Asteroid

Extinction Theory May Have Blamed the Wrong Asteroid

New proposal sparks heated debate

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 13th, 2009
2 Pallas Confirmed to Be a Protoplanet

2 Pallas Confirmed to Be a Protoplanet

First high-res images of the object are in

 
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