Tag Archives: Planetary defense

Europe’s space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission

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European ministers in charge of the ESA space agency have approved Hera, a mission that will test whether deflection could save humanity from a rogue asteroid. During the $320 million mission, ESA and partner NASA will send a pair of spacecraft to a...

Earth is Not Ending by Asteroid Next Month says NASA

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Life goes on. An internet meme rumor had it that in September of this year an asteroid would hit earth. And it would wipe off all of life from the face of the planet. But NASA has laughed off the...

Space Peanut Flyby Video Captured by NASA

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Radio signals were emitted by two giant radio telescopes. The result is a series of images of the passing asteroid. It's shaped like a peanut. The heavenly body approached the outer limits of earth...

Asteroid near earth passes without complications

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A newly found asteroid near earth was recently detected by NASA and was nicknamed as “The Beast” and it is crossing the earth today. The asteroid 2014 HQ124 is making its flyby earth today - June 8th...

The Beast Will Zip By Earth on June 8

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'The Beast' will fly by Earth late Saturday, June 7, until the morning of Sunday, June 8, says Megan Gannon of Space.com. The news editor reports the importance in the article titled “Huge 'Beast'...

Cosmic Collision sent Chelyabinsk Asteroid Towards Earth

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The Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia smashed through Earth’s atmosphere on the rebound from a collision with another asteroid in space. Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan have...

Planetary Resources will mine Asteroids with Arkyd-100 Series Spaceships

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Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration...