UCF gets NASA grant to study asteroidsWinter Park/Maitland ObserverJust as the missile approaches the asteroid and crosses into its line of fire, it detonates. The radiation from the explosion vaporizes the top layer of the asteroid into space dust and…
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Smaller asteroids can be far more dangerous than previously believed – Zee News
Smaller asteroids can be far more dangerous than previously believedZee NewsThe show focuses on the destructive potential of asteroids, chronicling how Boslough and his colleagues learn that small asteroids can do far more damage than previously thought. The research also…
Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water first – Reuters
Times of India Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water firstReutersWithin three years, two firms plan prospecting missions to passing asteroids. When even a modest space rock might meet demand for metals like platinum or gold for…
Astronomers defend asteroid warning mix-up – space – 13 November 2007 – New Scientist
Astronomers defend asteroid warning mix-up – space – 13 November 2007 – New Scientist. …”Astronomers have defended a system intended to spot impending asteroid impacts after it mistook the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft for an incoming rock and issued…