Asteroid Approaching!
An asteroid the size of a house is set to give Earth a close shave, and you can watch part of the space rock's approach live online this evening (Oct. 11). By Mike Wall Space.com 10-11-…
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Found by NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft | VIDEO
NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission has released its second year of survey data. The spacecraft has now characterized a total of 439 NEOs since the missio…
100-Foot Asteroid to Buzz Earth
By NASA 2-2-16 [...] During the upcoming March 5 flyby, asteroid 2013 TX68 could fly past Earth as far out as 9 million miles (14 million kilometers) or as close as 11,000 miles (17,000 kilom…
NASA's New Planetary Defense Office Protecting Earth
By Leonard David SPACE.com 2-1-16 PDCO will synchronize U.S. efforts and coordinate with international agencies to deal with large asteroids and comets on a collision course with Earth In ear…
'NASA Has Been … Planning For Planetary Defense For Some Time'
Tweet NASA Office to Coordinate Asteroid Detection, Hazard Mitigation By Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1-7-16 NASA has formalized its ongoing program for detecting and tracking near-Earth objects…