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dinosaurs and sodomy Scientists found geological evidence of the Biblical destruction of Sodom Thom Dunn
visualizations Watch this cool asteroid size-comparison video Mark Frauenfelder
organic compounds Japanese scientists find water and organic matter on Itokawa asteroid Gareth Branwyn
arctic bunker OREO built an asteroid-proof Oreo bunker in the Arctic Thom Dunn
NASA Goddard A video tour of the Bennu asteroid Gareth Branwyn
galactic immigrants An asteroid will come close to hitting the Earth the day before Election Day Thom Dunn
asteroid base Here's how asteroid mining will transform the world Andrea James
apocalypse Enormous and "potentially hazardous" asteroid will fly by Earth tomorrow David Pescovitz
asteroids Japanese spacecraft fired cannonball into asteroid David Pescovitz
asteroids Another week, another warning from NASA about an asteroid headed our way March 3, 2020 Mark Frauenfelder
asteroids Comparing the size of known asteroids to New York City Mark Frauenfelder
163373 (2002 PZ39) NASA reports a "potentially hazardous" asteroid will come close to Earth on February 15, 2020 Mark Frauenfelder
jaxa Incredible images from the rovers on asteroid Ryugu David Pescovitz
natural resources The world's first trillionaire may be an asteroid miner Andrea James
suspense Would you kill to stop an asteroid panic? I asked the creators of Salvation Mark Frauenfelder
prospecting Chart: many asteroids are worth quintillions of dollars each Andrea James
osiris NASA launches OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission now speeding toward Bennu rendezvous Xeni Jardin
asteroids This small asteroid is Earth's constant cosmic companion Xeni Jardin
watch the skies Backyard astronomer discovered 300 asteroids so far David Pescovitz
asteroids If you could see all the known asteroids, what would the sky look like? Mark Frauenfelder