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In a rarity, a meteor hit and an asteroid near-miss on same day

BOSTON (Reuters) - An asteroid half the size of a football field passed closer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, the same day an unrelated and much smaller space rock blazed...

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Recently Reactivated NASA Spacecraft Spots Its First New Asteroid

Download image NASA Logo. (PRNewsFoto/NASA) WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a...

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A meteor, an asteroid on same day

Boston - An asteroid half the size of a football field passed closer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, the same day an unrelated and much smaller space rock blazed over...

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Scientists unveil new detectors in race to save Earth from next asteroid

The meteorite that hit Russia streaks through the sky with a blinding flash and a devastating shockwave that blew out more than 4,000 windows. Photograph: AP The extraterrestrial double whammy that...

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NASA's Hubble Telescope Witnesses Asteroid's Mysterious Disintegration

Download image NASA Logo. (PRNewsFoto/NASA) WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has recorded the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid into as many as...

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Russian scientist spies mountain-sized asteroid heading our way

A Russian astrophysicist says his team has located a huge, mountain-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's every three years. Even though experts say the giant object, known as 2014 UR116,...

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Asteroid sails past 'fairly close'

An asteroid as big as a city block shot relatively close by the Earth at the weekend, the latest in a series of visiting celestial objects including an asteroid the size of a bus that exploded over...

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NASA's WISE Mission Finds Lost Asteroid Family Members

Download image NASA Logo. (PRNewsFoto/NASA) WASHINGTON, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to a new and improved family tree...

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Asteroid Threat Collides With Budget Realities in Congress

In the wake of last month's meteor strike in Russia and a close asteroid flyby on the same day, members of Congress asked NASA, White House and Air Force officials what they're doing to combat the...

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Large asteroid heading to Earth: NASA

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Asteroid heading to us? Pray, says Nasa

Cape Canaveral - Nasa chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could do at...

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Asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says Nasa

Cape Canaveral - Nasa chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could do at...

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That's reassuring: Nasa's advice on asteroid heading for Earth - just pray

Nasa chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could do at this point about...

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Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, Nasa says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla: Nasa chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could do...

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That's reassuring: Nasa chief Charles Bolden's advice on asteroid heading for...

Last year, in an effort to tackle the myths surrounding the belief that the world would end on December 21st, Nasa set up a website to debunk theories about 'Mayan Prophecies', and even released a...

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Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA

Cape Canaveral, Florida: NASA chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter -...

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NASA On Potential Asteroid Strike: 'PRAY'

Last year, in an effort to tackle the 'myths' surrounding the belief that the world would end on December 21st, NASA set up a website to debunk theories about 'Mayan Prophecies', and even released a...

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NASA's own 'Armageddon': Space agency to use nukes to destroy incoming asteroids

Hollywood may have gotten it right for once: Just like in the space action-adventure flick "Armageddon," NASA is considering a plan that would entail actually usually nuclear weapons to defend the...

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NASA may use nukes against stray asteroids

Washington, June 23 (IANS) If a large interplanetary rock veers onto a collision course with the Earth, how would we defend ourselves? Well, scientists are not really sure, but one solution could be...

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NASA: Asteroid no cause for alarm when it buzzes Earth on Friday

An asteroid half the size of a football field is set to buzz Earth on Friday, careening much closer to us than the moon. Closer than some communication and weather satellites. Not to worry, experts...

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An asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA

Zeenews Bureau New Delhi: The US Congress has been told to 'pray' by NASA in case a large asteroid comes hurtling towards Earth. NASA chief Charles Bolden was asked by lawmakers at a US House of...

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No, The World Isn't Going To End In September 2015

Enthusiastic theorists have once again predicted that the world is going to end, this time in September 2015, sometime between the 22-28th. The cause of demolition this time? An enormous asteroid...

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150-foot asteroid to make close pass by Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, NASA said Thursday. The celestial visitor,...

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Close shave as asteroid flies by Earth

Cape Canaveral - A small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, Nasa said on Thursday. The celestial visitor,...

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Asteroid to make close pass by Earth on February 15; no impact seen

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, NASA said Thursday. The...

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Asteroid headed toward Earth? 'Pray,' NASA advises

Meteor Trail Over Russia: Feb. 15Russian Emergency Ministry In the wake of last month's meteor strike in Russia and a close asteroid flyby on the same day, members of Congress asked NASA, White House...

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1-Kilometer-Wide Asteroid Icarus Flies Past Earth As Asteroid Impact...

Asteroid Icarus, being monitored closely byy NASA, is classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid, having the potential to impact and devastate the planet if it undergoes even a slight change of...

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Asteroid to pass close by Earth

A small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, NASA said last night. The celestial visitor, known as 2012 DA14,...

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Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than TV satellites

Rock measuring 46 metres across is expected to come within 17,100 miles but will not hit Earth, says Nasa ...

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NASA Working With National Nuclear Security Administration On Plan To Use...

If NASA has its way, the human race won't be going the way of the dinosaurs any time soon. The space agency is teaming up with the National Nuclear Security Administration to work on a planetary...

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The End Is Near — For The September ‘Asteroid Apocalypse’ Myth

Conspiracy theorists are once again making headlines in regards to the end of times — and this time they swear it’s the real deal. The last time conspiracy theorists had the pleasure of brainwashing...

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Asteroid Impact Apocalypse: NASA Says World Won’t End In September 22-28 —...

According to the doomsday theorists, the impact will nearly wipe out humanity from the face of the planet. NASA is responding to the rumor that first appeared in 2010 but began gaining traction in...

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End of the world coming in 3 months: Asteroid impact scare gets NASA response

A killer asteroid is headed Earth's way, and it's impact will herald the end of the world -- such are the doomsday predictions of a few skywatchers and End Times prognosticators. For some, the impact...

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NASA refutes claim of ' asteroid apocalypse' in September

London, June 09 (ANI): NASA has been forced to address radical claims about a giant asteroid that will soon destroy humanity and stated that there will...

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Asteroid To Destroy The World This September, According To Conspiracisy...

According to the Mirror, theorists across the internet have been discussing the event on a variety of blogs and websites, which is due to take place in just three months time. They have even stated...

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Why Is NASA Working On A Way To Destroy Asteroids Using Nuclear Weapons?

Link: http://endoftheamericandream.com/ just a couple of...

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