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Russia Meteor Renews Focus on Asteroid Threats
Astronomers weigh in on how to keep the planet safe from near-Earth objects.
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Tracking a Space Rock's Streak Past Earth
Asteroid 2012 DA14 spans half a football field, and will whiz by the Earth a mere 17,000 miles above us--closer than many satellites.
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Mining Quarries Millions of Miles from Earth
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‘Move An Asteroid’ Competition May Help Protect Planet
This year’s ‘Move an Asteroid’ competition winner shares her idea.
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A Journey to the Oort Cloud, Where Comets Are Born
The comet ISON, discovered by two amateur astronomers last year, will zoom past the Earth next fall. But where did it come from?
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