miercuri, 17 august 2011

Fact following fiction? Scientists plan mission to blow up an asteroid 'hurtling towards Earth'












- It seemed far-fetched on the silver screen.

But the European Space Agency is planning to launch a mission similar to the plot of Hollywood movie Armageddon, in which Bruce Willis and his intrepid team attempt to blow up a huge asteroid that’s hurtling towards Earth. Full story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2026710/Fact-following-fiction-Scientists-plan-mission-blow-asteroid-hurtling-Earth.html


* Massive Meteorite Found in China... A rare direct hit from a meteorite... U.S. Must Be Ready to Meet Asteroid Threat, White House Science Adviser Says... Cdn and American astronauts want world to start getting ready for asteroids...Our terrifyingly crowded solar system: New video reveals just how many asteroids are out there... Mysterious object or planet moves over the sun on SOHO imagery...Gigantic hidden planet could be hurling comets at the rest of the solar system:

http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2011/07/massive-meteorite-found-in-china.html