Space agencies gearing up against future asteroid strikes

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:27

With a mandate from the UN, space agencies from all over the world are about to establish a high-level group to help coordinate global response should a threatening asteroid ever be found heading towards Earth.

NASA invites public to send names on 2016`s asteroid mission

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:18

NASA is inviting people to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed towards the asteroid Bennu in 2016.

Reactivated NASA probe finds never-before-seen asteroid

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:24

NASA`s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) probe has found a never-before-seen asteroid - its first such discovery since it was brought out of hibernation last year.

Year`s first asteroid to hit Earth almost went unnoticed

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:34

2014 AA is only the second incoming object astronomers have tracked this year before it hits our planet, and they almost missed it.

NASA`s asteroid hunter spacecraft sends first pics after reactivation

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:36

NASA`s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a probe that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, has sent its first set of test photos in preparation for a renewed mission.

Giant asteroid Vesta`s hidden attractions revealed

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:25

When viewed with the human eye giant asteroid Vesta, looks quite unspectacular color-wise.

NASA testing lighter, more mobile spacesuits for asteroid mission spacewalks

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 12:11

NASA is talking steps to make spacewalking on an asteroid a reality, as it is testing lighter and more mobile spacesuits for astronauts.

Clay-like minerals found on Jupiter`s icy moon Europa

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 17:26

Researchers studying the data received from NASA’s Galileo mission found clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa, Jupiter`s icy moon.

Dinosaur killing asteroid may have sent life to Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 13:37

Researchers have said that the asteroid that was responsible for destroying dinosaurs may also have been capable of catapulting life to Mars and the moons of Jupiter.

Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water first

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 09:00

Mining in space is moving from science fiction to commercial reality but metals magnates on this planet need not fear a mountain of extraterrestrial supply - the aim is to fuel human voyages deeper into the galaxy.

Smaller asteroids can be far more dangerous than previously believed

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 19:25

A new research has revealed that smaller asteroids could cause bigger problems.

Astronomers `dumbfounded` by six-tailed asteroid

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 10:10

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a freakish asteroid with six comet-like tails of dust streaming from its body like spokes on a wheel, scientists said on Thursday.