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NASA Landed a Spacecraft on an Asteroid – Video
By Marksman on October 22, 2020
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfolded its robotic arm Oct. 20, 2020, and in a beginning for the agency,...
Asteroid Explodes Over Cuba With Force of 1,400 Tons of TNT
By Marksman on February 8, 2019
Several meteorites have been found in western Cuba after a fireball blazed across the sky on Friday, Feb. 1. The bolide reportedly traveled over West...
NASA Spacecraft Finally Reached The Asteroid on Collision-Course with Earth!
By Marksman on December 6, 2018
NASA’s spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has finally reached the asteroid 101955 Bennu – which may be on collision course with the Earth – after traveling for just over two years since...
An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Past Earth, Here’s Everything You Need to Know
By Marksman on December 18, 2017
In October, astronomers observed an interstellar asteroid for the first time. We talked to one of the first to study it, and here’s everything they’ve...
European Space Agency: Asteroid That Missed Earth May Not Miss On Return Visit
By Marksman on October 14, 2017
The house-size asteroid that just passed by Earth, almost as close as many satellites in orbit, will be back — and a future visit might...
5 Ways to Stop a Killer Asteroid
By Marksman on June 12, 2017
From nuclear weapons to gas eruptions, what will be the most reliable method for saving the planet from a killer asteroid?
Humongous Asteroid Will Pass The Earth On April 19
By Marksman on April 13, 2017
A humongous space junk is about to fly past Earth, and while NASA says there’s no need to get our pants in a knot on...
Computer Generated Asteroid Hitting Earth, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ Played In The Background
By Marksman on July 16, 2016
Anselmo la Manna has combined a computer simulation of a massive 310-mile-wide asteroid impacting the Earth and Pink Floyd song “The Great Gig in the Sky”playing...