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The White House Plan to Defend Against Killer Asteroids Is Here
In one of its final acts, the Obama Administration released a report outlining how federal agencies should prepare for an 'Armageddon'-sized impact.
Daniel Oberhaus
1.5.17
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An Asteroid With a ‘Gremlin’ Moon Flew By Earth on Halloween
Trend alert: Halloween asteroids are a thing.
Becky Ferreira
11.4.16
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NASA's New Tool 'Scout' Spotted an Asteroid That Will Miss Earth by 300K Miles
A computer program being tested by NASA has identified an asteroid headed towards Earth, but estimates it will miss the planet by a couple hundred thousand miles.
Susmita Baral
10.30.16