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MILITARY October 22, 2015

Russians want 'Satan' missile shield to save us from asteroids

An old ballistic missile system should be modified to defend Earth from asteroids, a Russian scientist says, citing a major explosion over the Urals earlier this year.

Astronomy October 21, 2015

Philae lander detects organic molecules in comet’s atmosphere

The Philae probe has detected organic molecules on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, according to scientists analyzing data from the lander.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

Geminids meteor shower set for Friday night

The annual Geminids meteor shower — the most intense of the year — will peak Friday night.

Astronomy October 21, 2015

ISON's ghost: 'Comet of the century' likely no longer exists

Sad news, comet fans: ISON is no more. It’s a vaporized husk of its former self. A sublimated dirty snowball. Comet ISON is an ex-comet and this time it’s not playing.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

First evidence of comet striking Earth found in Egypt

A team of scientists claims to have found the first-ever definitive evidence of a comet striking Earth.

Astronomy October 21, 2015

Meteor shower from Halley's Comet peaks this weekend

Early Sunday (May 5), just before dawn, we'll have an opportunity to see some of the remnants of the most famous of comets briefly light up the early morning sky.

Evolution October 21, 2015

Comet strikes may have jump-started life on Earth

Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

Russian meteor blast recalls massive 1908 'Tunguska event'

The site of Friday's spectacular 10-ton meteor blast is roughly 3,000 miles west of Tunguska, which in 1908 was the site of the largest recorded explosion of a space object plunging to Earth.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

About 1,100 injured as meteorite hits Russia with force of atomic bomb

A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people.

Astronomy October 21, 2015

Ursid meteor shower peaks Saturday

The December Ursid meteor display peaks during the morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 23.

SCIENCE October 21, 2015

NASA details plans to pluck rock off asteroid, explore it

NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it — a stepping stone and training mission for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars. ...