RT (blog) Huge asteroid passes Earth nearly one year after Chelyabinsk meteoriteRT (blog)At its closest point, the asteroid was approximately 8.8 lunar distances from the Earth’s surface. One lunar distance is roughly 383,022.92 kilometers (238,000 miles), meaning asteroid 2000 EM26…
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Watch live: Asteroid the size of three football fields to hurtle past Earth – Fox News
Telegraph.co.uk Watch live: Asteroid the size of three football fields to hurtle past EarthFox NewsA gigantic asteroid nearly 900 feet wide will race past planet Earth tonight, a harmless but sobering reminder of the dangers posed by such interplanetary visitors.…
Huge asteroid to fly safely by Earth Monday – Fox News
RedOrbit Huge asteroid to fly safely by Earth MondayFox NewsAn asteroid the size of three football fields is set to make a close brush of Earth on Monday, and you can watch the flyby in a live webcast. Near-Earth asteroid…
Scientists reveal the anatomy of an asteroid – Astronomy Now Online
Astronomy Now Online Scientists reveal the anatomy of an asteroidAstronomy Now OnlineESO’s New Technology Telescope 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…
NASA looks for Asteroid candidates for Redirect Mission to the Moon – Clarksville Online
NASA looks for Asteroid candidates for Redirect Mission to the MoonClarksville OnlineNASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Pasadena, CA – One year ago, on February 15th, 2013, the world was witness to the dangers presented by near-Earth Objects (NEOs)…
Nuclear Bombs can Destroy Killer Asteroids in Space – Indiatimes.com
Nuclear Bombs can Destroy Killer Asteroids in SpaceIndiatimes.com… Asteroids in Space. By IndiaTimes | February 17, 2014, 12:02 pm IST. << Go Back to Homepage. NEW YORK: Asteroids that pose a threat to earth can be destroyed in space using…
Nuclear bombs to destroy Earth-bound asteroids in space – Khaleej Times
Nuclear bombs to destroy Earth-bound asteroids in spaceKhaleej TimesResearcher Bong Wie and his team from Iowa State University are developing a concept spacecraft called ‘Hypervelocity Asteroid Intercept Vehicle’, or HAIV. The HAIV would rendezvous with an asteroid in deep space…
Near-Earth Asteroid to Fly By Earth Monday – The Weather Channel
Daily Star Near-Earth Asteroid to Fly By Earth MondayThe Weather ChannelNear-Earth asteroid 2000 EM26 poses no threat of actually hitting the planet, but the online Slooh Space Camera will track the asteroid as it passes by Earth on Monday. The…
N-bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in space! – Zee News
IBNLive N-bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in space!Zee NewsThe nuclear bomb on board the vehicle would follow one millisecond behind – perhaps attached via a long boom, or perhaps flying freely – and then detonate inside the hole, shattering the…
Nuclear bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in space – NDTV
IBNLive Nuclear bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in spaceNDTVThe nuclear bomb on board the vehicle would follow one millisecond behind – perhaps attached via a long boom, or perhaps flying freely – and then detonate inside the hole, shattering the…