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'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTelescopes in the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of NSF’s...
Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWe see an enormous, fiery asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere and very nearly hitting our...
Why We Should Thank ‘Killer’ Asteroids for All Life on Earth
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyScientists consider it a matter of when,...
There Are No Good Ideas for Saving Us From a Killer Asteroid
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGettyIt’s not really a question of whether a massive asteroid—one big enough to wipe out human...
'City killer' asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth for centuries today (Feb. 2)
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA "potentially hazardous" space rock the size of a football stadium is about to reach its closest...
EXPLAINER: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless...
Mexico’s Dino-Killer Asteroid Also Triggered Global Tsunami
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(CNN) – When a city-size asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the...
What's the smallest known asteroid? What about the largest?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoField of asteroids with space background and glowing orange shiny star. Asteroids constantly zoom...
Scientists reveal whether Earth could be saved from killer asteroid
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoEarth could be saved from potential deadly asteroids by smashing into them with a spacecraft,...
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an...