Eventually, we're going to get hit with an asteroid or comet and we need to be ready. To keep an eye open for these interplanetary vagabonds, astronomers are calling on the Spitzer Space Telescope to help out.
On Sunday night (at 10pm), Phil Plait's "Bad Universe" will premiere on Discovery Channel, featuring lasers, high-velocity projectiles and high explosives. Why? To destroy asteroids and comets, of course!
Last week I snagged a seat for a fun event called "Out of This World: The Science of Space Movies" in LA where the science in sci-fi was tested to its limits.
This isn't an urgent call to arms, but it's a future date to consider. In 172 years time there's the possibility that we might be hit by an asteroid with potential to cause some significant global turmoil.
If you live in fear of asteroids, then here's a sobering fact for you: Our planet absorbs asteroid impacts like a truck grille eats bugs. Plus, according to Donald K. Yeomans, most aren’t worth getting bent out of shape over. ...
After some clever detective work, astronomers think Neptune was hit by a large comet... two centuries ago.
Astronomers using the Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WISE) have detected up 25,000 new asteroids, 95 of which are considered "Near-Earth Objects."
Europe's comet-bound Rosetta spacecraft did a little sight-seeing over the weekend, snapping pictures of an asteroid known as Lutetia, located in the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid dust may have been found inside Hayabusa's sample return capsule, but how could this finding help us? For a start, it'll help us understand these potentially hazardous objects a little better.
Why should we, as a race, support human spaceflight? This is one of the key questions hanging over the world's space agencies in these hard economic times.
