While the chances of something similar happening to Earth again anytime soon are relatively low, NASA scientists, among others, are reassuringly keeping an eye on things for us regardless.
According to planetary scientist Detlef Koschny, we have mapped 90% of asteroids that are 1 kilometer in size or larger, with scientists confident that none of these poses a threat to Earth anytime in the next 100 years (via Earthsky.org ).
'Hopping' space dust may help asteroids bust a move | Space
Snap, crackle, pop! Dust 'hopping' on asteroids might influence how these small bodies migrate through space.
Fresh imagery from asteroids Bennu and Ryugu helped inform the new findings, which might explain the pathways these space rocks take as they orbit the sun and occasionally, stray near Earth .
Danger Zone | StarDate Online
The movies often depict the asteroid belt as a danger zone. Space rocks large and small are always just ahead, ready to smash intruding spaceships.
Fortunately, the reality is much calmer. More than a dozen spacecraft have flown into or through the belt, all with no problems — and another is scheduled to head that way early next month.
Now is the best time to see Pluto, our beloved dwarf planet | New Scientist
JUST last month, stargazers were treated to a planetary feast , with five planets visible to the naked eye, plus Uranus for those with binoculars, gracing our early morning skies. Now, not one to be left out, Pluto is making an appearance.
Pluto isn’t an official planet – it was downgraded to the status of dwarf planet in 2006 . It is now one of five dwarf planets recognised by the International Astronomical Union , another of which is Ceres , the only dwarf …
NASA awards scientist $848,013 grant for ongo | EurekAlert!
image: Assistant professor Cristina Thomas of NAU's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, who started working on the MITHNEOS project as a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has now taken the lead as the principal investigator of the project, funded ...
Five Impractical Reasons to Establish Space Colonies | Tor.com
There are reasons why one might dispatch humans into space. Many are inspired by intangibles (quest for pure knowledge! prestige!) that have historically failed to convince large corporations and nations to invest the resources needed to support a significant human presence in space.
Space colonization being terribly cool (if currently impractical), pundits and enthusiasts have over the years searched for tangible justifications for large-scale efforts in space.
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Earth is nice. We want it.
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