asteroids
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New Evidence Confirms That An Asteroid Did Indeed Kill The Dinosaurs
For most of us laypeople, it’s an accepted truth the dinosaurs were wiped out by a big ol’ asteroid that smashed into the Earth. For scientists, however, there has always been some question as to whether or not that was actually the case. New revelations have proven that we dummies were right in our gross…
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Meet The Tiny Bomb-Wielding Spacecraft That Could Someday Save Our Species
Scientists have given some thought as to how we’ll defend ourselves when a giant asteroid inevitably heads our way and solutions range from paintballs to nukes. A team at Iowa State University has settled on the latter and they’ve got plans for ship to do it waiting in the wings.
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Monster Machines: How One Little Satellite Could Save Life On Earth
Let’s face it: Bruce Willis is getting old. We can no longer rely on the option of simply strapping him to a rocket, shooting said rocket towards an oncoming asteroid and hoping for the best. Luckily, the Silicon Valley-based B612 foundation is developing the world’s most advanced asteroid early warning system.
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New Asteroid Mining Company May Solve World’s Economic Problems
Early on Wednesday morning, a group of billionaires and former NASA scientists will announce Planetary Resources, the first asteroid mining company in history. They claim they will “add trillions of dollars to the global GDP” and “help ensure humanity’s prosperity”.