Space scientists urged Europe Wednesday to rethink its withdrawal from a futuristic, international dry-run for an Armageddon-like mission to deflect a space rock on a calamitous collision course with Earth.
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2017
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NASA is moving forward with a plan to develop a refrigerator-sized spacecraft capable of deflecting asteroids and preventing them from colliding with Earth.
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2017
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A leading astrophysicist from Queen's University Belfast has warned that an asteroid strike is just a matter of time.
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2017
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Scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid that struck the Earth early in its life with an impact larger than anything humans have experienced.
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2016
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A team led by experts at Cardiff University has provided new evidence to explain why deep sea creatures were able to survive the catastrophic asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 65m years ago.
Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2016
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In a shocking announcement, Russian scientists say they want to test improved ballistic missiles on the asteroid Apophis, which is expected to come dangerously close to Earth in 2036. If this doesn't send chills down your ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2016
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This false-colour image featuring the Manicouagan Crater was captured by the Sentinel-1A satellite on 21 March.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2015
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Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid more than five miles wide smashed into the Earth at 70,000 miles per hour, instantly vaporizing upon impact. The strike obliterated most terrestrial life, including the dinosaurs, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2014
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Dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that wiped them out if it had taken place slightly earlier or later in history, scientists say.
Archaeology
Jul 28, 2014
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The United Nations (UN) has adopted several recommendations of a new asteroid defence plan, the first steps in preventing Earth from being struck by an asteroid.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2013
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