Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

For Desmond Augustin and other fishermen living along the shorelines of the southern Caribbean island, there's nothing theoretical about the threat of rising sea levels. "The sea will take this whole place down," Augustin said as he stood on the stump of ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51806894/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/encroachi...

China's space program continues to grow and improve

"At the same time, China continues to invest in a multidimensional program to deny others access to and use of space," said David Helvey, deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, during a Pentagon news conference on May 6 that ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18446298-chinas-space-program-contin...

Seven out-of-this-world destinations

Scientists have a keen interest in the space rocks because of the threat that one of them could strike Earth with devastating consequences. An asteroid mission would allow scientists to better understand what makes the rocks tick, and thus how to best ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36437394/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/seven-out-o...

Phew! Asteroid to miss Earth in 2040, NASA says - CNN.com

Updated 19 hours ago

An asteroid feared to be on a collision course with our planet no longer poses a threat, NASA said Friday.http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/21/us/space-asteroid-threat

Apophis Asteroid Threat In 2036 Is Negligible, NASA Says

Updated May. 23, 2013

The Earth is safe from the giant asteroid Apophis when it flies extremely close to our planet in 2029, then returns for seconds in 2036, NASA scientists ...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/apophis-asteroid-threat-2036_n_2456899....

Asteroid threat has Congress' attention

Updated 5 hours ago

Illustration of an asteroid impact. Credit: NASA. As if you don't have enough to worry about, consider the subject of a hearing last week on Capitol Hill: asteroids ...http://phys.org/news/2013-04-asteroid-threat-congress-attention.html

Scientists Building Asteroid Threat Early-Warning System | Space.com

Updated May. 21, 2013

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii are building a new asteroid impact threat early-warning system to detect incoming space rocks. The ATLAS system already has ...http://www.space.com/19864-asteroid-threat-atlas-warning-system.html