Space.com Asteroids, comets threaten humanity: protection system is much-needed – physicistThe Voice of RussiaThe meteorite, which exploded in the sky above Russia’s Chelyabinsk on February 15, 2013, has confirmed the need to create a protection system from asteroids and comets,…
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NASA report: How to defend Earth from asteroids – CBS News
Space.com NASA report: How to defend Earth from asteroidsCBS NewsNASA’s Asteroid Initiative, started in 2013, includes a mission to capture a small near-Earth asteroid and drag it into a stable orbit around the moon, and a challenge to devise the…
NASA Report: How to Defend Planet From Asteroids – Space.com
Space.com NASA Report: How to Defend Planet From AsteroidsSpace.comThe results of a workshop to find the best ways to find, track and deflect asteroids headed for Earth were released by NASA on Friday (Feb. 7). NASA’s Asteroid Initiative, started in…
New tracking technology to spot smaller asteroid threats – ABC Science Online
ABC Science Online New tracking technology to spot smaller asteroid threatsABC Science OnlineCurrently, only a tiny fraction, possibly as little as two per cent of the estimated quarter of a million small asteroids near Earth have been found, according to…
Harvard researcher finds out-of-place asteroids indicate solar system was not … – Boston Globe
Boston Globe Harvard researcher finds out-of-place asteroids indicate solar system was not …Boston GlobeFor years, the solar system seemed to follow a simple organizational pattern. Planets formed where they are today and the asteroids nearest the sun had been formed…
Anatomy of an Asteroid – Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
Astrobiology Magazine (press release) Anatomy of an AsteroidAstrobiology Magazine (press release)ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT) has been used to find the first evidence that asteroids can have a highly varied internal structure. By making exquisitely precise measurements astronomers have found…
Play Genes in Space, Shoot Asteroids, Cure Cancer. Why Not? It's Free – Geekosystem
The Visitor Play Genes in Space, Shoot Asteroids, Cure Cancer. Why Not? It’s FreeGeekosystemPlay Genes in Space, Shoot Asteroids, Cure Cancer. Why Not? It’s Free. It’s like The Last Starfighter, except they recruit you to cure cancer and you get…
Odd asteroids, ice age creatures, glacial speed and ancient scrolls – Chicago Tribune
Odd asteroids, ice age creatures, glacial speed and ancient scrollsChicago TribuneMammoths and other creatures that grazed arctic environments during much of the last ice age were eating more than just grasses, a new study suggests. Previous research, which typically relied…
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids? – Universe Today
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids?Universe TodayOn the morning of February 15, 2013, people in western Russia were dazzled by an incredibly bright meteor blazing a fiery contrail across the sky. A few minutes later a shockwave struck, shaking the…
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids? – Universe Today
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids?Universe TodayOn the morning of February 15, 2013, people in western Russia were dazzled by an incredibly bright meteor blazing a fiery contrail across the sky. A few minutes later a shockwave struck, shaking the…