Bigger than an ocean liner, asteroid 1998 QE2 will zip by Earth this month
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2,...
View ArticleWeber State student research shows Earth from the edge of space
DUCHESNE, Utah (ABC 4 Utah) - The countdown is on for a mission into space. ABC 4 Utah is partnering with Weber State University to show you first hand what it looks like to leave the Earth's...
View ArticleAsteroid 9 times larger than the QE2 set to whizz past Earth
The asteroid will sail past the Earth at 9.59pm (UK time) on May 31It will be scanned by scientists using a 230ft wide dish telescope Reported by CapitalBay 11 hours ago.
View ArticleAstronaut From Space Station Feels Dizzy, Horrible, And Old Now That He's...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the...
View ArticleDark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest pass to Earth on May 31 at 1:59 p.m. Reported by Seattle Times 1 hour ago.
View ArticleThis Is One Of The Most Remote And Beautiful Plane Crash Memorials On Earth
In September 1989, UTA Flight 772 exploded over the Sahara Desert while flying from the Republic of Congo to Paris, killing all 155 passengers and 15 crew members onboard. A French court found six...
View ArticleNasa’s OSIRIS-REx to determine chance of asteroid colliding with Earth - video
Nasa's OSIRIS-REx will visit a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu and return with samples that may hold clues to the origins of the solar system and perhaps life itself Reported by guardian.co.uk 5 days...
View ArticleAsteroid nine times larger than the QE2 set to whizz past earth ¿just...
The asteroid will sail past the Earth at 9.59pm (UK time) on May 31It will be scanned by scientists using a 230ft wide dish telescope Reported by CapitalBay 4 days ago.
View ArticleDot Earth Blog: The Adirondack Park and Conservation on a Crowding Planet
A populated park as a model for Earth in the Anthropocene. Reported by NYTimes.com 4 days ago.
View ArticleFallout from huge solar flare to sideswipe Earth
By Mike WallSpace.comA huge explosion on the sun will deal Earth a glancing blow Friday but should not pose a threat to the planet, scientists say.The sun storm erupted late Tuesday during a powerful...
View ArticleDark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
Los Angeles — It's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue. If it impacted Earth it would probably result in global...
View ArticleSun Activity Increases, Coronal Mass Ejection Heads For Earth
*Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online* On May 17, the sun unleashed an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) at 5:24 a.m. EDT sending billions of tons of solar particles into...
View ArticleChris Hadfield Is Still Great on Earth: Some of His Best Earthbound Tweets
We were a little sad to see Chris Hadfield leave the ISS earlier this month, but we're glad he's back safely, and that he's still tweeting about every step of the readjustment process. While Hadfield...
View ArticleRussian Satellite Carrying Mice, Other Creatures Returns To Earth
*redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online* A Russian capsule carrying animals and biological experiments successfully returned to Earth on Sunday after spending nearly a month in space,...
View ArticleEndangered Earth Journal.com Features Part 2 of a Three-Part Interview Series...
Endangered Earth Journal.com has posted Part 2 of a three-part interview series with Jean-Christophe Vié, Deputy Director of IUCN’s Global Species Programme and Director of SOS - Save Our Species, on...
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Gigantic two-mile-wide asteroid will zip past the Earth May 31
There are untold numbers of asteroids flying around in space that fly by the Earth on occasion. Typically, if any of the small asteroids pass into the Earth’s atmosphere they burn up before they hit...
View ArticleNationwide Title Clearing, Inc. Maintains Corporate Social...
NTC executives continued its Corporate Social Responsibility program in an ongoing effort to help better the Palm Harbor community. NTC employees volunteered at Island Earth Days, held in recognition...
View ArticleSpace Tourism Could Help Save Planet Earth
Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says. Seeing our fragile Earth hanging...
View ArticleHow space tourism could open our eyes, help save Earth
By Mike Wall \Space.comSAN MATEO, Calif. — Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science...
View Article'After Earth' offers up dark future for humanity
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe Earth is a pretty bleak place for humans in the new science fiction movie, "After Earth."Set 1,000 years in the future, "After Earth" depicts a future in which humanity is...
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