WHAT IF: An Asteroid Threatened the Earth?
Every Wednesday, we’re asking a what-if question – how would our world be different if something were changed? Today’s question is from QSFer Julie Garrett: What if an asteroid was … Read more
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SPACE: Harvesting the Asteroids
There’s gold in them thar asteroids! Literally — asteroids have more than enough gold, plus other metals, to provide a few lifetimes’ worth of fortunes. But there are plenty of … Read more
SPACE: Asteroid Bennu Totally Won’t Hit Earth in 2035. Probably.
An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet … Read more
SPACE: The Planet That Wasn’t
In 2014, a planet disappeared from the night sky. The distant world — known as Fomalhaut b and located a neighborly 25 light-years from Earth — was infamous for being … Read more
SPACE: Russian Robots on the Moon to Track Asteroids
The Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to install a nuclear-powered observatory on its future moon base to held spot deadly Earth-threatening asteroids. Establishing a permanent presence near the lunar … Read more
Did Life Begin Before the Earth Was Formed?
Life may have arisen in our solar system before Earth even finished forming. Planetesimals, the rocky building blocks of planets, likely had all the ingredients necessary for life as we … Read more
SPACE: NASA’s New Plan to Destroy Deadly Asteroids – Live Science
NASA has updated its plans to deflect potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroids — and none of them involve Bruce Willis. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a … Read more