Montreal Gazette Risk of asteroid hitting Earth higher than thought, study showsReutersA global network that listens for nuclear weapons detonations detected 26 asteroids that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere from 2000 to 2013, data collected by the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban…
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Asteroids made easy – Arizona State University
Asteroids made easyArizona State UniversityBecause scientists and engineers don’t know the most basic mechanical properties of an asteroid, sending a billion dollar landing mission to an asteroid is risky, and even likely to fail, until some preliminary investigations are conducted,…
Humongous asteroids strike Earth with alarming frequency, say scientists – Christian Science Monitor
Humongous asteroids strike Earth with alarming frequency, say scientistsChristian Science MonitorSince the start of the 21st century, dozens of incoming asteroids have slammed into Earth, some of them packing far more energy than a city-destroying atomic bomb, a new animation…
Asteroids Whack Earth More Often Than Thought – Discovery News
Asteroids Whack Earth More Often Than ThoughtDiscovery NewsA global network that listens for telltale traces of nuclear weapons tests detected 26 explosions between 2000 and 2013 caused not by nuclear explosions but by asteroids blasting apart in the atmosphere, a…
A Map of Every Nuke-Scale Asteroid Strike From the Last Decade – Wired
A Map of Every Nuke-Scale Asteroid Strike From the Last DecadeWiredThough dinosaur-killing impacts are rare, large asteroids routinely hit the Earth. In the visualization above, you can see the location of 26 space rocks that slammed into our planet between…
Asteroids cause dozens of nuclear-scale blasts in Earth's atmosphere – The Guardian
The Guardian Asteroids cause dozens of nuclear-scale blasts in Earth’s atmosphereThe GuardianThe former astronaut Ed Lu, speaking about the data at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, said: “While most large asteroids with the potential to destroy an entire country…
For More Internet, and More Democracy, Forget NetMundial and ICANN – Huffington Post
For More Internet, and More Democracy, Forget NetMundial and ICANNHuffington PostSince Fadi Chehadé, chair and CEO of ICANN, flew to Brazil in October 2013 to soften President Dilma Rousseff’s outrage after her famous anti-digital-US-surveillance speech, Netmundial has been part of…
Surprise: Earth Is Hit By a Lot More Asteroids Than You Thought – Universe Today
Surprise: Earth Is Hit By a Lot More Asteroids Than You ThoughtUniverse Today“The fact that none of these asteroid impacts shown in the video was detected in advance is proof that the only thing preventing a catastrophe from a ‘city-killer’…
DARPA seeks to redefine autopilot – FCW.com
FCW.com DARPA seeks to redefine autopilotFCW.comDARPA’s April 18 notice in FedBizOpps is yet another move by DOD toward creating more autonomous full-scale aircraft and the underlying IT systems that support them for a variety of roles in the military. The…
Darpa's Alias Aims To Automate Existing Aircraft – Aviation Week
Aviation Week Darpa’s Alias Aims To Automate Existing AircraftAviation WeekWith sophisticated autonomous capabilities under development for unmanned aircraft, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) wants to bring high levels of automation to existing manned aircraft to reduce pilot workload…