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Earth's near encounter with asteroid on Friday

An asteroid, about half the size of a football field, will pass in close proximity to Earth, closer than the orbits of some geosynchronous satellites, on Friday night. The asteroid called "2012......

270m Asteroid Apophis to whiz past Earth today

Apophis, an asteroid with an estimated diameter of almost three football fields (270m), will make its close approach to Earth this week. Slooh Space Camera will cover its near-approach on January......

PHOTOS: 34-km-wide asteroid flies past earth

Thirty four-km-wide Eros, the second largest near-earth asteroid, had a fly by of earth and can now be seen in the constellations Leo, Sextans and Hydra. Asteroid 433 Eros (1898 DQ), also known as......

The bus-sized asteroid that nearly hit earth!

An asteroid the size of a tour bus zipped past the Earth in a flyby so close that it was nearer to the planet than some satellites, National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists have......

Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth

A newly-discovered asteroid at least the size of a bus and orbiting around the sun, will pass in close proximity to the Earth on Monday.\\nThe asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometres......

Fly to moon, for $100 million!

The company that pioneered commercial space travel by sending 'tourists' up to the International Space Station is planning a new mission: rocketting people around the far side of the moon.The price......

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Q. the asteroid that will pass near the earth today!! what is the name of it n what is its size!!
Sanjay Karmakar: A. more

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Q. is there an asteroid threat to the earth in the near future?
Sanjay Karmakar: A. yes in chennai more

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Q. How many moons does the earth have?
Steve: A. The commonly understood answer to this question is one: Luna, the moon visible with the naked eye. Since 1846, some astronomers have posited the...... more

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Q. Name the largest known meteorite in the world.?
Judy Pawar: A. Interesting question Sir,,,,!!!The largest meteorite known is still embedded in the ground near Grootfontein in southwest Africa and is estimated...... more

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Q. What I s A Near-Earth Object (NEO)?
Radhakrishnan : A. A near-Earth object (NEO) is a Solar System object whose orbit brings it into close proximity with the Earth.They include a few thousand near-Earth...... more

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NASA Transforms Access to Low-Earth Orbit, Touches Interstellar Space, Makes Unprecedented Discoveries and Develops Cutting-Edge Technologies in 2013

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2013, NASA helped U.S. commercial companies transform access to low-Earth orbit and the... ...

http://in.sys-con.com/node/2906884

NASA's asteroid hunter spacecraft sends first pics after reactivation

Washington, Dec. 20 (ANI): NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a probe that made the most comprehensive survey... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/12/20/69-NASA-s-asteroid-hunter-spacecraft-sends-first-pics-after-reactivation.html

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Billion-dollar 'discovery machine' set for launch

An Ariane 5 rocket takes off at the French and European spaceport Guiana Space Centre, near Kourou in French Guiana. Paris: Europe on Thursday will... ...

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NASA develops gen-next spacesuit for asteroid mission

SummarySpace agency is planning deep space missions for human, including voyage to relocated asteroid. NASA has developed a new gen-next... ...

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/nasa-develops-gennext-spacesuit-for-asteroid-mission/1208243/

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