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Milky Way’s black hole grazing on asteroids

The giant black hole at the centre of the Milky Way may be vaporizing and devouring asteroids.

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Second largest near-Earth asteroid passes by Earth

Asteroid 433 Eros (1898 DQ), also known as Eros, came closer to Earth at 4.30 PM last evening, Plane...

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Bus-sized asteroid comes extremely close to Earth

A bus-sized newly discovered asteroid today came extremely close to the Earth, coming much nearer th...

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Dazzling meteor shower lights up night sky

A dazzling display of "shooting stars" kicked off the 2012 skywatching season early Wednesday thrill...

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NASA`s Dawn beams back new images of asteroid

NASA`s Dawn spacecraft is sending back the most close-up images of the asteroid Vesta since it slipp...

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Impact from asteroid behind Mercury’s wobbly orbit

Scientists believe that Mercury’s wobbly orbit could have been caused by an asteroid impact so huge ...

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NASA catalogs thousands of asteroids near Earth

About 1,000 asteroids big enough to cause catastrophic damage if they hit Earth are orbiting relativ...

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Big asteroid has close encounter with Earth

With a diameter estimated at 400 meters, or about a quarter of a mile, Asteroid 2005 YU 55 is the bi...

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Giant asteroid set to whizz past Earth

A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon Tuesday, giving scientists a rare chance for...

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Giant asteroid set to whizz past Earth

An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday — the cl...

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Giant asteroid to narrowly miss Earth on Nov 8

A large asteroid will have a close encounter with Earth on Nov. 8, NASA has revealed.

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Asteroid may yield clues about Earth`s formation

A half-km wide asteroid which streaks past the Earth next week could provide clues about how the pla...

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Potato-shaped asteroid could be a stillborn planet

A potato-shaped asteroid observed by a European space probe last year may be the remnant of an ancie...

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Asteroid has mountain 3 times bigger than Everest

A newly-released image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as Mt Everes...

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20% of asteroids have moons too!

The discovery of moons around asteroids is important because it can provide clues to the asteroid’s ...

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`Fewer dangerous asteroids surrounded the Earth`

The Earth is surrounded by nearly 50 percent fewer potentially dangerous asteroids than thought prev...

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NASA finds fewer asteroids near earth

Scientists say this discovery may indicate the hazard to earth could be somewhat less than previousl...

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NASA IDs 90% of largest near-Earth asteroids

NASA says it has found more than 90 per cent of the biggest asteroids that might pose a threat to Ea...

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`Dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out birds too`

The catastrophic meteor strike that killed dinosaurs on Earth some 65 million years ago may also hav...

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Asteroids are linked to meteorites striking earth

Analysis of dust samples from an asteroid known as Itokawa has unspooled these links.

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Delhi students discover new asteroid

Two Delhi students have made history by discovering a new asteroid as part of a unique astronomy pro...

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Scientists stunned by surface of asteroid Vesta

The first close-up pics of asteroid Vesta reveal a northern hemisphere littered with craters includ...

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`Trojan` asteroid shares Earth`s orbit

Earth is not alone in its orbit around the Sun - a small `Trojan` asteroid sits in front of our plan...

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NASA plans most ambitious mission - to asteroids

NASA will somehow have to accomplish its most ambitious mission - landing on an asteriod within 15 y...

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NASA spacecraft orbiting asteroid Vesta

NASA`s Dawn spacecraft was captured into orbit around the massive asteroid Vesta after a 1.7 billion...

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NASA releases 1st close-up pics of giant asteroid Vesta

NASA has unveiled the 1st close-up pics of the giant asteroid Vesta captured by its Dawn spacecraft.

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Dawn spacecraft enters asteroid Vesta`s orbit

The US spacecraft Dawn has for the first time entered the orbit of Vesta, one of the largest asteroi...

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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft to enter asteroid’s orbit

For the first time ever, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is set to enter an asteroid’s orbit on July 15.

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Last dinosaur fossil backs asteroid extinction

The finding indicates that dinosaurs did not go extinct prior to the impact and provides further evi...

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India ‘worst affected’ if an asteroid strikes

Scientists at Southampton University have revealed the names of the countries most likely to suffer ...

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Vesta may shed light on how Earth was formed

NASA``s Dawn spacecraft, which has returned after a four-year journey, has provided the first close-...

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Asteroid swings harmlessly past Earth

It sailed high above the southern Atlantic Ocean at closest approach.

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Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth today

The asteroid 2011 MD will pass 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) above Earth`s surface at around 6.56 ...

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Scientists discover ‘molecules essential for life’ in asteroids, comets

A team of scientists has discovered molecules essential for life in material from certain kinds of a...

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NASA spacecraft will pluck samples from asteroid

A NASA spacecraft will reach out and touch an asteroid and send pieces back to Earth.

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Giant asteroid `heading close to Earth`

A giant asteroid, weighing 55 million tonnes, is heading close to Earth, say NASA experts.

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Huge asteroid to fly close to Earth

The asteroid has a diameter of 1,300 feet and will approach the planet at 0.85 lunar distances.

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Powerful asteroid whizzes past Earth

An asteroid as powerful as 15 atomic bombs whizzed past earth at a distance of more than 2 mn miles....

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Asteroid with power of 15 atomic bombs to pass moon`s orbit

An asteroid with potential power of 15 atomic bombs will make its closest approach to Earth tonight.

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Coimbatore student discovers new asteroid

An engineering student of Karunya University has discovered an asteroid.

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NASA’s WISE mission discovers ‘horseshoe’ asteroid

The orbit of the new object is circular and it cannot come close to any other planet.

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NASA’s Orion ‘moon’ craft unveiled

US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin on Tuesday unveiled a test version of a NASA shuttle that will all...

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PS1 telescope discovers 19 near-Earth asteroids

The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope has created a new record discovering 19 near-Earth asteroids.

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`Doomsday` asteroid could slam into Earth in 2036: Scientists

Scientists are predicting that a massive asteroid could slam into the planet in 2036.

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Asteroid Apophis to hit Earth on April 13, 2036

Russian scientists have predicted that asteroid Apophis is most likely to hit Earth on April 13, 203...

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NASA’S NEOWISE finds previously unknown comets, asteroids

The mission, called NEOWISE, also identified 134 near-Earth objects (NEOs).

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Now, an online calculator to gauge asteroid impact

Scientists claim the calculator can work out what would happen if an asteroid hit the Earth.

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Asteroid strike in oceans can destroy ozone layer: Study

An asteroid splashdown in one of the Earth`s oceans could trigger a destructive chemical cycle.

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Ocean asteroid impact could damage Earth`s ozone layer

If a medium-sized asteroid were to land in the oceans, the Earth`s ozone layer could be at risk too.

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NASA to lead global asteroid protection plan

NASA is set to play a leading role in protecting the world from the threat of a dangerous asteroid s...

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