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Sep 9, 2016
Second Asteroid In A Month Sails By Without Us Detecting It First
Do you want extinction? This is how you get extinction.
Oct 18, 2010
In Case of Asteroid Threat, Deploy Tug-Sats and Heavy Rockets, Apollo Astronaut Says
As evidenced by NASA’s confirmation last week of an asteroid collision observed by Hubble, there are plenty of objects careening … Continued
Jun 10, 2010
Japanese Probe Set to Land in Australian Outback Sunday, Returning First Asteroid Sample to Earth
A Japanese meteor-investigator probe will become a meteor itself when it returns to Earth over the weekend. The Hayabusa probe … Continued
Sep 30, 2009
Meet the Asteroid Hunters
A network of space buffs is learning to track asteroids more accurately than ever to predict exactly when and where the next killer meteorite will strike
Aug 13, 2009
NASA’s Plan For Detecting Potentially Threatening Asteroids Is in Financial Jeopardy
The National Research Council bemoans a lack of funding for NASA to detect asteroids which could threaten Earth
Jun 13, 2009
14 Year-Old Boy Survives Close Call With Meteorite
Shut-ins have a new reason to stay at home
