Monday, June 18, 2012

Asteroid earth

  • A large asteroid that scientists initially thought could pose a threat to Earth in the year 2040 will actually whiz safely by our planet and leave our world unscathed, NASA astronomers say.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • UPDATE: Asteroid 2012 LZ1 has passed Earth by. See the full story and photos here: City Block-Size Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Zips by Earth as Scientists Watch This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. EDT on June 14.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • A newly discovered asteroid the size of a city block cruised past Earth well beyond the orbit of the moon Thursday night, providing a rare treat for scientists and telescope-equipped observers.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • An asteroid the size of a city block is set to fly by Earth Thursday (June 14), and you may be able to watch it happen live.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • A super-sized asteroid - named 2012 LZ1 - will whiz by our planet tonight. There is no cause for concern of a deep impact or even a glancing blow, however. The space rock will pass 14 lunar distances or 3.35 million miles away.
  • (Washington Post)
  • The audio version of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly says that asteroids enter Earths atmosphere every day. We meant meteors. Meteors enter Earths atmosphere every day, with most burning up before they reach the ground.
  • (NPR News)
  • Four aquanauts descended to an undersea research base off the Florida Keys Monday (June 11), kicking off a 12-day mission designed to help future spaceflyers explore near-Earth asteroids.
  • (FOX News)
  • It doesnt do you any good in Earth protection if you know an asteroid is out there but dont know if it is on a collision course with Earth.
  • (Planetary Society)
  • Is the earth running out of minerals? A recent and widely publicized proposal to mine asteroids for nickel, platinum and other key ingredients for metals is based in part on the notion that we face scarcity in the not-too-distant future.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • A gigantic asteroid classified as potentially hazardous hurtled safely past Earth on Thursday night, zipping by well outside of the moons orbit but nonetheless thrilling amateur stargazers.
  • (CBC)

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