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A new mission to sample an asteroid near Earth
US ASTEROID MISSION SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / VNR: COPYRIGHT OF NASA RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.16SHOTLIST:VNR: Copyright of NASA Not...
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USA: DEEP SPACE PROBE: ASTEROID
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NASA scientists were left on tenterhooks for a close encounter of the deep space kind last Wednesday.
The probe Deep Space One was scheduled to fly within 14 kilometres of Asteroid Braille some 300 (m) million kilometres from...
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The space shuttle Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the international space station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle journey with a "wheels stop" Thursday morning.
HEADLINE: Space shuttle comes to 'final stop'
CAPTION: The space shuttle Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the international space station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle journey with a "wheels...
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NASA: Asteroid-Bound Launch Successful
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:NASA - AP CLIENTS ONLYCape Canaveral, Florida - 8 September, 20161. Wide NASA news conference after Osiris Rex launch2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist"We've built an...
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Massive Asteroid To Pass Within 3.6M Miles Of Earth On Saturday
The asteroid called 2002 PZ39 will be just under 3.6 million miles from Earth during its passing.
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Asteroid 2005YK55 approaches and is the subject of research, not the script of Hollywood. Rock the size of aircraft carrier stays between Earth and the Moon's orbit.
HEADLINE: Asteroid Anxiety? Astronomers say not to worry.
CAPTION: Asteroid 2005YU55 approaches and is the subject of research, not the script of Hollywood. Rock the size of aircraft carrier stays between Earth and the Moon's...
Bloomberg
Highest-Paid U.S. Oil Executive Loses $46M in Future Pay
Dec. 5 -- On todays The Roundup, Bloomberg's Trish Regan, Mary Childs, Alex Barinka and Pimm Fox break down some of the days top market stories on Street Smart."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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A new mission to study an asteroid near Earth
US ASTEROID MISSION SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / VNR: COPYRIGHT OF NASA RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.16SHOTLIST:VNR: Copyright of NASA Not...
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NASA says asteroid-bound launch successful
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:NASA - AP CLIENTS ONLYCape Canaveral, Florida - 8 September, 20161. Wide NASA news conference after Osiris Rex launch2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist:"We've built an...
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NASA Says Samples Collected From Asteroid Are Leaking Into Space
NASA says large particles gathered during the mission to the asteroid Bennu were blocking the collector head of the spacecraft from closing.
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Newsy's Latest Headlines
2 Louisville officers shot during Breonna Taylor protests, Pres. Trump to visit Ruth Bader Ginsburg, bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth
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NASA Spacecraft Begins Journey Back To Earth With Asteroid Sample
After nearly five years in space, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has begun its 1.4-billion-mile trek back to Earth which will take about 2.5 years.
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One man's mission to track flying space objects and protect earth
The hazy Welsh countryside, where sheep lazily graze, oblivious to the dangers that lurk in space.
It's here at the Spaceguard Centre that asteroids and comets are being tracked daily.
The data collected helps scientists around the...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : El crater Chicxulub clave de un rompecabezas sobre la Tierra
VOICED : El crater Chicxulub clave de un rompecabezas sobre la Tierra
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Mexicos Chicxulub crater a key to the creation of Universe
Sharks swim around a platform off Mexicos east coast as scientists drill deep into the ocean floor extracting the remains of the asteroid widely blamed for the demise of the dinosaurs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Day the Mesozoic Died
A dynamic, three-part feature explores what caused mass extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. Computer animations, interviews, and on-site footage from around the world divulge evidence that it was the K-T...
TED-Ed
Is Space Trying to Kill Us?
Taking somewhat of a humorous, paranoid viewpoint, this video explores the question of whether or not space objects are likely to take us out. From asteroids, to the sun dying out, to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, the...
PBS
Pbs: Space Time
A video series where astrophysicist Matt O'Dowd investigates the outer reaches of space. Explores topics from asteroids to gravitation waves to sci-fi!
AsapSCIENCE
Asap Science: Could We Stop an Asteroid?
Bill Nye explores how an asteroid impact could affect Earth in this video. Learn how the asteroid would be detected and what we could to do to try to stop it! [7:07]
NASA
Nasa: Solar System Exploration: Asteroids: Mini Planets
This is a good resource for asteroids in general, but it also gives some specific details on NEAR's mission to Eros. You can also find out how much you weigh on an asteroid.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Trojan Asteroid Keeps Earth Company
Listen as scientist discuss that the moon is not the only body in space following Earth's path. Learn how planet Earth has a new found neighbor, an asteroid that shares our orbit around the sun. [17:30]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: For Asteroid Ideas, Nasa Looks to the Crowd
When NASA asked the public for ideas on tracking and exploring asteroids, the agency received more than 400 ideas. [11 mins. 49 secs.]