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“It keeps me up at night”: NASA warns Earth is threatened by 15,000 asteroids big enough to wipe out a city
On 14 February 2026, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Kelly Fast presented data on a persistent gap in planetary defense capabilities.
Scientists discussed the threat of asteroids at a recent conference in Phoenix. Here's what they said.
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NASA officer says city killing-sized asteroids can hit anytime and we can't do anything about it
Senior figures at NASA have issued a stark warning regarding the safety of Earth from space-borne threats. Speaking at a ...
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What Did A NASA Scientist Just Say About City-Killing Asteroids And The Alleged Damage They Could Do?
A NASA scientist has warned that thousands of city-killing asteroids could strike Earth, and there’s currently no defense humanity could use to stop them.
She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...
EARTH cannot defend itself against the thousands of “city killer” asteroids that are zooming around space near our planet, Nasa chiefs warn. They reckon there are about 15,000 undetected ...
(Web Desk) - Earth cannot defend itself against the thousands of “city killer” asteroids that are zooming around space near our planet, Nasa chiefs warn. They reckon there are about 15,000 undetected ...
Thousands of “city killer” asteroids remain undetected, NASA warns, and no ready spacecraft exists to stop one. A recent close call exposed gaps that scientists say still leave Earth vulnerable.
A recent study reveals that microbes' ability to extract precious metals from asteroids is unaffected by microgravity, making them ideal for future space missions.
(CNN) — Asteroids contain large quantities of both precious and common metals, and despite the obvious challenges in reaching them, a few startups say these celestial bodies could offer a sustainable ...
This composite of 11 images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 was generated with radar data collected using NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar in California's Mojave Desert on Feb. 5, 2017, about 5 hours before ...
When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...
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