Targets Scarce for NASA's Asteroid-Capture Mission
NASA's audacious plan to grab an asteroid and park it near the moon is short on candidate space rocks at the moment, one researcher says. Full story
NASA wants backyard astronomers to help track asteroids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create havoc on Earth. Full story
Huge Earth-Passing Asteroid an 'Entirely New Beast'
A big asteroid that flew past Earth last month belongs to a new category of space rock, scientists say. Full story
Asteroid Miners' Crowdfunded Space Telescope May Hunt Exoplanets
The world's first crowdfunded space telescope may add planet hunting to its skill set. Full story
Asteroid-Mining Company Hires Former White House Official
The billionaire-backed asteroid-mining firm Planetary Resources has hired Peter Marquez, who served as director of space policy under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, company officials announced today (June 10). Full story
Asteroid the size of a small truck buzzes Earth: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects that has raised awareness of potentially hazardous impacts on the planet. Full story
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NASA building planet-saving radar system
NASA is working on a radar system to track asteroids that pose a danger to Earth. WESH’s Dan Billow reports.
Giant asteroid whizzes by Earth
The asteroid, which was about 2,000 feet wide, came within 3.6 million miles from our planet. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
'Close' Call: Asteroid to Miss Earth By 3.6 Million Miles
Asteroid alert! CNBC's Jane Wells reports on the asteroid passing by Earth today.
Giant asteroid and its moon set to fly by Earth
According to NASA scientists, a 1.7-mile-wide asteroid approaching Earth along with its own 2,000-foot moon is the same size as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs millennia ago. Fortunately, the colossal rocks will keep a safe distance when they swing past at 4:59 p.m. ET today.
Giant asteroid to make ‘close-pass’ by earth
A huge 1.7 mile wide asteroid will make a close flight by Earth – its closest pass for the next 200 years. Derrick Pitts of the Franklin Institute discusses.
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