Asteroids

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Revealed: NASA Plan to Land Humans on Asteroid

It’s asteroid fever! Catch it. Folks are trying to mine ’em and now NASA is talking about landing on one. The Telegraph reveals today that the US space agency will reveal their plan next month. The mission will including the first British a

Asteroid / Asteroids / NASA

Seven Awesome Facts Learned in the Planetary Resources Press Conference

One average asteroid, half the size of the conference room they made their announcement in, can contain enough resources to power every space flight in the history of the NASA space program When asked during Q and A how many resources can b

Asteroid / Asteroids / Awesome

Terrifying Close Calls With Asteroids? Not Such A Big Deal

Astronomers are chuckling to themselves after laypeople paying attention freaked out last week when two astroids swooped through Earth’s orbit, nearly missing our planet. While a double complete asteroid swipe is rare, the still scary idea

Asteroid / Asteroids / Astronomy

Asteroid Discovery Could Lead To Intersteller Pit Stops

Not going to lie to you folks, space is big. Like really big. To get from one point to another you’re going to need more than just a full tank of gas and a Snapple pinched between your thighs because someone decided to use the cup holders f

Asteroids / Space