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MIT astronomer says NASAs focus on capturing asteroids in baggies is misguided
2014-11-03 18:14:40| Extremetech
One MIT scientist says NASA's ARM mission is doomed to irrelevance, and that we could use asteroids much better on our path to the Red Planet.
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Defending the Earth from asteroids with high-powered nuclear explosions
2014-02-19 16:31:25| Extremetech
Professor Bong Wie's team at the University of Iowa has drawn up a plan to stop an asteroid from giving planet Earth a really bad day, but will we short-sighted humans ever build it?
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NASA plans mission to capture asteroids using a big space bag
2013-08-24 16:02:53| Extremetech
NASA is going on the offensive with increased viability of its asteroid capture concept. However, Congress may not actually approve the proposed plan.
Astronomers identify 12 asteroids we could easily mine for valuable resources
2013-08-12 21:31:44| Extremetech
The age of asteroid mining could be close at hand. Researchers discover 12 objects that could be captured with today's technology.
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Researchers claim that life arrived on Earth via asteroids and comets, but not in the way you think
2013-06-07 16:11:44| Extremetech
A forthcoming study from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory claims that supercomputers simulations of asteroid impacts predict the formation of some of the most crucial organic compounds for life.