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[ad_1] This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed to Space.com's expert voice article: Op-Ed and Insights. Around sunrise on February 15, 2013, an extremely bright object from another …

[ad_1] It is believed that an asteroid has wiped out the dinosaurs – but another attack from a gigantic space rock could trigger the end of humanity. Now, scientists have explained exactly …

[ad_1] Shane Torgerson, CC BY "> Aerial view of the Arizona Meteor Crater, September 2010. Photo: Shane Torgerson, CC BY Around the sunrise of February 15, 2013, an extremely bright object from …

[ad_1] The US government has released a new report detailing some of the ongoing efforts to prepare for and respond to a disaster caused by a "near Earth object" (NEO), an asteroid …

[ad_1] The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 has reached its closest distance from its target asteroid, the Ryugu. A photo taken on June 24 revealed the interesting form of the asteroid, which scientists have …

[ad_1] Asteroids represent one of the biggest existential threats to people's survival. And this is not unjustified. A good deal of the major incidents that wiped out life on Earth seem to …

[ad_1] Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Sunnquist and J. Mack (STScI) Acknowledgments: NASA, ESA and J. Lotz (STScI) and the HFF team As if this image of the Hubble Space Telescope was …

[ad_1] NASA unveils contemporary plans to stop asteroids before they hit the Earth. NASA has revised its plans to avoid asteroids from potentially dangerous land. The Office of Science and Technology Policy …

[ad_1] From time to time, we hear the disturbing news that a big asteroid passes near the Earth. And often, we also learn that the rock was discovered just before the flyover. …