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Science & Tech News tagged with asteroid

'Give Moon A Miss And Head For An Asteroid'
Science & Tech  (tags: Space, Moon, Asteroid )

Nancy
- 33 days ago - news.sky.com
Nasa needs to rethink plans to return astronauts to the Moon, a special independent panel has told the White House.
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Giant "Scar" on Jupiter Spotted By Amateur Stargazer
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David
- 127 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A large comet or asteroid has slammed into the Jupiter, creating an impact site the size of Earth, pictures by an Australian amateur astronomer show.
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Scientists See Asteroid Hurtle to Earth
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Maria
- 245 days ago - news.yahoo.com
PARIS (AFP) - Stunned astronomers watched a car-sized asteroid explode into a brilliant meteor shower as it crashed into Earth's atmosphere, and then wandered into a Sudan desert to pick up the pieces, a study released Wednesday reported.
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Space Rock Gives Earth a Close Shave
Science & Tech  (tags: science, space, asteroid, discovery, news )

Maria
- 268 days ago - news.yahoo.com
PARIS (AFP) - An asteroid of a similar size to a rock that exploded above Siberia in 1908 with the force of a thousand atomic bombs whizzed close past Earth on Monday, astronomers said on Tuesday.
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Solar System 'Bounce' May Send Comets Our Way! - (Archive)
Science & Tech  (tags: galactic plane, Milky Way Galaxy, galaxy, Universe, Solar System, Earth, comet, asteroid, meteor, mega-disaster, galactic alignment, 2012, astronomy, archaeology, computer, concept, discovery, energy, humans, interesting, science, world, technology, space )

SirRobert
- 319 days ago - newscientist.com
Computer-generated model simulations of our Solar System, as it travels through the galactic plane of the Milky Way Galaxy, reveals the cometary bombardment of Earth and the inner Solar System. (See comment-line for additional url information).
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Asteroid to Burn Up Before Hitting Earth
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Maria
- 415 days ago - news.yahoo.com
- A tiny asteroid discovered earlier Monday by an Arizona observatory will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers said.
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Asteroid Anniversary Recalls Earth's Rocky History
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Kathy
- 514 days ago - usatoday.com
The centennial anniversary of the last big impact, the 1908 Tunguska blast that rocked Siberia, falls Monday, June 30, bringing with it a reminder of the very slight chance that a hunk of space rock out there might have Earth's number.
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Comet Smashed Mars Out of Shape?
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Brian
- 516 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
A giant crater made by an asteroid or comet explains why Mars is so lopsided, with a basin on one hemisphere and high terrain on the other, three separate teams of scientists said.The impact gouged out a hole 8,500km across and 10,600km long.
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The Tunguska Meteorite As A Warning From Outer Space
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- 623 days ago - spacedaily.com
Almost a century ago, on June 17 (30), 1908, a massive explosion occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, in what is now Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, Central Siberia.
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First Image of Approaching Asteroid
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Laurel
- 668 days ago - space.com
Astronomers have obtained the first images of an asteroid on course to make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday, showing the space rock is lopsided.
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Astronomers to Get Rare Look at Visiting Asteroid
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Laurel
- 668 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small asteroid will travel relatively near to Earth next week, giving astronomers a rare opportunity for a close-up look.
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Asteroid to Make Rare Close Flyby of Earth on Tuesday - NASA /JPL NEWS RELEASE
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- 669 days ago - spaceflightnow.com
Scientists are monitoring the orbit of asteroid 2007 TU24. The asteroid, believed to be between 150 meters (500 feet) and 610 meters (2,000 feet) in size, is expected to fly past Earth on Jan. 29,
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Largest Asteroid to Come Near Earth in 22 Years
Science & Tech  (tags: asteroid, meteorite )

Ian
- 669 days ago - space.newscientist.com
The asteroid, named 2007 TU24, was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, US, on 11 October 2007. Based on its apparent brightness, astronomers estimated that it was between 150 and 600 metres wide,
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Asteroid to Make Near Miss of Earth Next Week
Science & Tech  (tags: space, Astronomers, asteroid, news, earth, interesting )

Suzybell
- 670 days ago - foxnews.com
An asteroid that's likely as big as several football fields will fly past Earth next week.Astronomers said the space rock will be visible the night of Jan. 29 to amateur astronomers with modest-sized telescopes.Called 2007 TU24, the asteroid was discover
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Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Mars Dip
Science & Tech  (tags: space rock, asteroid, Mars interesting )

Karen
- 687 days ago - space.com
The space rock, an asteroid called 2007 WD5, is now expected to miss Mars by about 18,641 miles (30,000 km), according a Tuesday report by NASA's Near Earth-Object (NEO) program office.
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