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An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA huge asteroid will fly by Earth in April 2029. It won't be close enough to hit us, but it will be...
NASA's most wanted: The 5 most dangerous asteroids in the solar system
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIllustration of asteroids approaching Earth. Around 66 million years ago, Earth was struck by a...
Could a collision cause asteroid Apophis to hit Earth? New study says no
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 3 months agoApophis will safely pass Earth at a very close distance in 2029, but what if some other space rock...
18 terrible things that happened on Friday the 13th
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Costa Concordia.Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images Today, October 13, is a Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th has been a superstitious date for a very long...
Potentially hazardous asteroid heading towards Earth, says Nasa
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA “potentially hazardous asteroid” the size of a football pitch is hurtling towards Earth, Nasa has...
An Asteroid Is Passing Earth Today, so Scientists Are Shooting It With Radio Waves
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of researchers is attempting to bounce radio signals off a 500-foot-wide asteroid during its...
Nasa issues warning as asteroid the size of a football pitch approaches Earth
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe asteroid is scheduled to make its closest approach at 2.41pm GMT on Friday -...
This is what would happen if scientists found an asteroid heading to Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTo illustrate the importance of planetary defense NASA scientists have devised an exercise that...
NASA reports 'potentially hazardous' stadium-size asteroid. Here's how close it will come to Earth
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSpace is vast and filled with all sorts of objects that make up beautiful celestial events that we...
'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — and it could meet some tiny...
Space via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAsteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts...