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Doomsday Asteroid Officially Upgraded in Size

Mike Adams — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:52:30 +0000

An asteroid that scientists said could threaten Earth’s atmosphere in 2036 is now believed to be substantially larger than previously stated. In fact, astronomers currently studying the dreaded, potential doomsday rock say asteroid 'Apophis' has officially been supersized by about

Bus-Size Asteroid To Give Earth Close Shave Friday

David Drew — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:08:29 +0000

I bet Bruce Willis knew about this already…. A small asteroid will make an extremely close pass by Earth Friday (Jan. 27), coming much nearer than the moon, but the space rock poses no danger of impacting our planet, NASA scientists say. The newfound asteroid 2012 BX34, which is about the size of a [...]

Which Rock Killed The Dinosaurs? The Plot Thickens

David Drew — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:03:40 +0000

I've always loved dinosaurs, but what guy didn't grow up like that? I even took a class at UMD called 'The Life And Death Of Dinosaurs'. At the time taking that class also meant I never had to take another science class, like the ones with labs (they since have closed that loophole). It's pretty much accepted that a asteroid was a primary culprit in their demise, but from where?