While the world waits for a giant asteroid to graze the orbits of our television satellites, the people of Central Russia were shocked early Friday morning by a mortality-shaking sort of astronomical spectacular.
Scientists were saying there was a 2.7 percent chance Apophis, an asteroid 1,050-feet across with a striking power equivalent to 850 tons of TNT, could hit the Earth. But now they’re saying not to sweat it at all.
Looks like our Moon might be getting a companion in the coming years.
Obama's reelection will keep NASA on track, but it's still too soon to get excited.
Pavilion Lake, a 3.6 mile long, half mile wide body of water located in Marble Canyon, British Columbia, is famous for what visitors call “freshwater corals.” Even the fuzziest picture of them impresses; images recorded on a pipe inspection camera in…
In July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it was killing its funding for the Aquarius Reef Base, which, located off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, is the only sea lab of its kind in the world. Even during a science fund…
h4. A new episode of "Spaced Out":http://motherboard.vice.com/video/series/spaced-out, Motherboard's YouTube space show.The possibility that Earth will be hit by an asteroid in our lifetime isn't "huge":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/5/17/nasa-s-mo…
In February, an asteroid might come close enough to literally knock out a satellite.
Do you ever wonder what will bring on the apocalypse? Maybe you’ve heard that the Sun will one day blow up the Earth, but I wouldn’t think twice about it. Sure, there are rogue stars eating their planets in the night sky, but Earth has another 5 bill…
On Tuesday, a new player will join in the space game.
Meet asteroid "2005 YU55":http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news171.html. At 400 meters in diameter, it's about the size of five Manhattan blocks across and it's heading _almost_ right for us. Tomorrow, 2005 YU55 will hurtle past the Earth at about 30,000…
_Want access to the hottest LAN parties? Consider committing a crime in China._ h3. ONE: Dog gets equipped with prosthetic paw ("CBS Local":http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/05/24/dog-gets-first-chance-to-walk-on-all-fours/) h3. ZERO: Ads imp…
