What's the point of saving the Earth from a killer asteroid if it doesn't have a dope name?

NASA renames small moon it plans to smash with SpaceX

Wanna Smash

In the coming years, NASA plans to crash a SpaceX rocket into a tiny moon as a test run for diverting asteroids. But the moon's name was way too boring.

NASA Renames Small Moon It Plans to Smash With SpaceX

It's got a new name, but it's still doomed.

These scientists sound just like my middle school bully.

New plan to deflect killer asteroids: tie their shoelaces together

Spiraling Out

When it comes time to stop a killer asteroid, scientists suggest tethering it to a second asteroid to send it away, just like tying shoelaces together.

New Plan to Deflect Killer Asteroids: Tie Their Shoelaces Together

A classic prank might just save the planet.

"A fragmented, staggered and uneven response to an impact threat is a recipe for delay and inaction, foreclosing options to deflect the asteroid."

Astronaut: Asteroid plans must be better than our COVID response

Drag Us

According to retired NASA astronaut Thomas Jones, the global failure to contain COVID-19 could be a teachable moment for asteroid impact planning.

Astronaut: Killer Asteroid Plan Must Be Better Than COVID Response

If a killer asteroid was headed toward earth, this NASA astronaut says our "fragmented, staggered" response to COVID would doom us.

NASA's planning ahead for its mission to gather rocks from the surface of the asteroid Bennu.

NASA snaps closeup shots of potential asteroid landing site

Killer Angles

The NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx recently flew near the surface of the asteroid Bennu to map out alternative landing sites for its sample collection mission.

NASA Snaps Closeup Shots of Potential Asteroid Landing Site

The flyby helps NASA find a good spot to touch down and harvest samples.

"Further observations and dynamical studies are strongly encouraged."

Astronomers: Our planet might have another Moon, except it's tiny

Tiny Moon

A team of astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey suspect there's a small asteroid that caught itself in our planet's gravity, like a moon.

Astronomers: Our Planet Might Have Another Moon, Except It’s Tiny

Okay, we'll admit that it's a bit smaller than the regular Moon.

NASA and the ESA are going to try to reroute an asteroid.

Europe’s space agency joins mission to deflect killer asteroids

Hera Approved

The ESA officially has budget approval for Hera, a mission to test our ability to prevent killer asteroids from slamming into the Earth.

Europe’s Space Agency Joins Mission to Deflect Killer Asteroids

The goal is to change the trajectory of a city-killer asteroid.

"I'm feeling half-sad, half-determined to do our best to get the probe home."

Japanese space probe returning to Earth, with chunks of asteroid

Long Ride Home

Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe started making its long trek back to Earth after collecting asteroid rock samples some 186 million miles away.

Japanese Space Probe Returning to Earth, With Chunks of Asteroid

The tiny spacecraft has nearly 200 million miles to cover.

This awful tabloid predicts a killer asteroid almost every day

Broken Clock

A tabloid called Express publishes at least one article about killer asteroids almost every single day. Futurism investigates!

This Awful Tabloid Predicts a Killer Asteroid Almost Every Day

Is this the worst science journalism on the internet?

"It's the first information on this kind of material in its original environment."

Rocks on a distant asteroid resemble those on Earth

Space Mining

Newly-released photos on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu reveal rocks that appear similar to ancient meteorites that crash-landed on Earth.

Rocks on a Distant Asteroid Resemble Those on Earth

Astronomers released new images of Ryugu's surface.

"The Apophis close approach in 2029 will be an incredible opportunity for science."

Elon Musk: "A big rock will hit Earth eventually"

Colossal God of Chaos

Elon Musk believes that a big rock like the Apophis asteroid, which NASA deemed worrisome, will hit Earth in the future and that the world has no defense.

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