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German whizzkid got it wrong: NASA: WASHINGTON AFP — It was an incredible tale of a German schoolboy spotting a miscalculation by the US space agency, proving the chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth were higher than initially believed. But the amazing story of the whizzkid versus the space bureaucracy turned out to be...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, agency, asteroid, Earth, MARKETING, NASA; Research articles 2008-04-15
German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid figures: paper: BERLIN AFP — A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam AIP to calculate that there was a...; Tags: asteroid, Earth, NASA, NETWORKING, satellite; Research articles 2008-04-15
FILM OF THE DAY; Armageddon: Nasa discovers an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, so a drilling expert is recruited to take a team of misfits into outer space and destroy it - but having had no training in extraterrestrial matters, the reluctant astronauts find themselves way out of their depth. Thriller, with...; Tags: asteroid, collision, Earth, NASA; Research articles 2008-01-29
Asteroid zooms past Earth: NASA: LOS ANGELES AFP — Professional and amateur astronomers took their best look at a huge asteroid as it zoomed past Earth on Tuesday at a little more than half a million kilometers distance, NASA said. "I can confirm it came the closest to Earth ... and it's on its...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, asteroid, Earth, NASA; Research articles 2008-01-29
Scientists hope for collision on Mars: If many scientists get their Christmas wish, an asteroid the size of a Boeing 737 jet will slam into Mars late next month, potentially leaving a crater more than a half-mile wide. Astronomers recently discovered a 164-foot chunk of space rock hurtling toward the Red Planet, and...; Tags: asteroid, Earth, NASA, scientist; Research articles 2007-12-26

Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars: To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Grey Hautaluoma, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 0668, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, or D.C. Agle, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-393-9011, agle@jpl.nasa.gov, both of NASA WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid estimated to be 164-feet wide that is expected to cross Mars'...; Tags: asteroid, Earth, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, monitor, NASA, Pasadena; Research articles 2007-12-21
Asteroid could hit Mars next month: NASA: LOS ANGELES AFP — An asteroid hurtling towards Mars has a one in 75 chance of chance of scoring a direct hit on the red planet next month, NASA experts said in a statement Friday. The US space agency's Near Earth Object Program NEOP revealed that the asteroid's exact...; Tags: asteroid, MARKETING, NASA; Research articles 2007-12-21
NASA may be asked to better monitor asteroids: WASHINGTON -- NASA could be asked to submit a more specific report on how to identify asteroids and other objects with the potential to crash into Earth. Dissatisfaction with the space agency's original report, released in March, prompted a hearing Thursday by a House subcommittee that featured testimony...; Tags: asteroid, Components, HARDWARE, MARKETING, monitor, NASA; Research articles 2007-11-09
NASA spacecraft aims for look at planet, asteroid: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA took aim at the heart of the asteroid belt Thursday, launching a spacecraft on a nearly decadelong journey that will include two never-beforeattempted close encounters. The scientific probe Dawn is on a 3 billion-mile course that will have it meeting up with...; Tags: asteroid, Dawn, NASA, scientist, spacecraft; Research articles 2007-09-28
NASA is probing asteroid belt: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA took aim at the heart of the asteroid belt Thursday, launching a spacecraft on a nearly decadelong journey that will include two never-before-attempted close encounters. The scientific probe Dawn is on a 3 billion-mile course that will have it meeting up with an...; Tags: asteroid, Dawn, NASA, scientist, spacecraft; Research articles 2007-09-28
NASA launches Dawn probe on solar system discovery: WASHINGTON AFP — The US space agency NASA on Thursday launched the space probe Dawn on its eight-year mission to unlock the secrets of the solar system by studying the two largest asteroids orbiting the sun. The unmanned spacecraft successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida and began its...; Tags: asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, kilometer, NASA; Research articles 2007-09-27
NASA launches spacecraft on double-encounter mission in asteroid: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft rocketed away Thursday toward an unprecedented double encounter in the asteroid belt. Scientists hope the mission sheds light on the early solar system by exploring the two largest bodies in the belt between Mars and Jupiter: an asteroid named Vesta and...; Tags: asteroid, Dawn, NASA, spacecraft; Research articles 2007-09-27
NASA launches Dawn probe on solar system discovery: WASHINGTON AFP — The US space agency NASA on Thursday launched the space probe Dawn on its eight-year mission to unlock the secrets of the solar system by studying the two largest asteroids orbiting the sun. The unmanned spacecraft successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida and began its...; Tags: asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, kilometer, NASA; Research articles 2007-09-27
NASA Dawn probe to set off on solar system discovery: WASHINGTON AFP — The US space agency is set to launch on Thursday the space probe Dawn on an eight-year mission to unlock the secrets of the solar system and how it was born. After several delays in recent months, NASA said Wednesday it is finally ready to launch...; Tags: asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, kilometer, NASA; Research articles 2007-09-24
Science should be 'as exciting as science fiction' says Hawking: CAMBRIDGE, England AFP — British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking revealed his desire on Monday to make "real science as exciting as science fiction" as he publicised a new book for children about the cosmos. "It is easier to explain things to children because they have open minds and are eager...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, asteroid, professor, University of Cambridge; Research articles 2007-09-03
NASA delays Dawn asteroid probe launch until September: WASHINGTON AFP — The US space agency has postponed until September the launch of space probe Dawn on its eight-year mission to unlock the mysteries of the origins of our solar system. It was the second delay for the mission in as many days. "Primary reasons for the...; Tags: asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, NASA; Research articles 2007-07-07
NASA delays launch of Dawn probe to explore solar system: WASHINGTON AFP — The US space agency on Friday delayed by 24 hours until Monday the launch of its spacecraft Dawn due to set off on an eight-year mission to unlock the mysteries of the origins of our solar system. "The delay was prompted by difficulties with an aircraft...; Tags: agency, asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, NASA, scientist; Research articles 2007-07-06
Dawn probe to explore origins of solar system: WASHINGTON AFP — The US spacecraft Dawn, due to launch on Sunday, will take a close look at two massive asteroids to try to penetrate the mystery of our solar system's origins 4.6 billion years ago. By examining the two celestial bodies Ceres and Vesta in the asteroid belt...; Tags: asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, kilometer, NASA, scientist; Research articles 2007-07-06
NUDGE OF THE ASTEROIDS: In late 2004, while most of the world was focused on the great tsunami, astronomers were watching another potential disaster. The asteroid Apophis, about one-third as wide as the span of the Golden Gate Bridge, was heading our way, and the odds of its slamming into the Earth had increased...; Tags: asteroid, Earth, NASA, NETWORKING; Research articles 2007-04-01
Cosmic rock stars: Asteroids are big hunks of space dust and rock that will eventually smack into Earth and end life as we know it. Or they represent the new frontier of space exploration. Or both. It depends on how you look at it. Experts...; Tags: asteroid, Earth, NASA, Tyson; Research articles 2007-02-13