A spacecraft will be fired into an asteroid to prepare for one being on a collision course with Earth, according to the Telegraph.
The European Space Agency will attempt to push an asteroid off course and collect data.
The news comes as NASA denies claims that comet Elenin, found last December, is on course to hit Earth.
Rumours have been sweeping the web that the comet will plunge the Earth into darkness, or, indeed, smash into the planet.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Space station crew take to 'lifeboats' - space junk near miss
A piece of space junk came so close to the International Space Station (ISS) that the crew was forced to prepare for an emergency evacuation to Earth.
The six-man crew were told to get in their escape capsule "lifeboats" as the debris was heading their way. The space junk eventually passed within 1,100ft of the ISS.
NASA experts say that even a small object could do huge damage to the space station.
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The six-man crew were told to get in their escape capsule "lifeboats" as the debris was heading their way. The space junk eventually passed within 1,100ft of the ISS.
NASA experts say that even a small object could do huge damage to the space station.
BBC
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Asteroid heading for Earth on Monday - don't panic!
An asteroid is heading for Earth, says NASA, for a close encounter on Monday.
But, as CBS reports, there's no need to panic. It's close in astronomical terms, but not that close - about 7,500 miles above the planet's surface over the Atlantic Ocean at 13.30 GMT.
The space rock, about 33ft long and called "2011 MD", won't hold this year's record for coming near us. Another one flew by within 3,400 miles (5,500 kilometers) - that's less than the distance between London to New York (3,471 miles)!
According to the report from Pasadena, California, more than "8,000 near-Earth objects" have been discovered, with around 1,236 designated as "potentially hazardous".
CBS REPORT
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But, as CBS reports, there's no need to panic. It's close in astronomical terms, but not that close - about 7,500 miles above the planet's surface over the Atlantic Ocean at 13.30 GMT.
The space rock, about 33ft long and called "2011 MD", won't hold this year's record for coming near us. Another one flew by within 3,400 miles (5,500 kilometers) - that's less than the distance between London to New York (3,471 miles)!
According to the report from Pasadena, California, more than "8,000 near-Earth objects" have been discovered, with around 1,236 designated as "potentially hazardous".
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Lost pyramids found in Egypt - 17 revealed by infra-red satellite images
Seventeen lost pyramids have been discovered in Egypt using infra-red satellite images. About 1,000 tombs and 3,000 settlements were also found by a team of archaeologists working in a Nasa-sponsored laboratory in Birmingham, Alabama.
BBC STORY
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