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more about #asteroids more comments → EpiphyteCorp.: When are we going to finally ditch rocket propulsion technology and adopt whatever the hell the Jetsons were using? I think we're heading down the wro... more » reddingofish: Now that's a gizmo. more » CircuitMage: Soon to look like; more » Geisrud: I got one of those 3720513's at home. They are fuckin' sweet! more » Monty: Didn't those silly Limeys build an airplane that does this sort of thing already, not to mention flies pretty quick and can hold people? I hate when ... more » iwishiwasjeff: Was there no explanation on what is a matter with the ground in this picture? more » Geisrud: Stupid gravity. Always making things more complicated than they need to be. more » ColonelGentleman: Looks like they stole that carpet from the local Minigolf arcade. more » ITIL_Prince: The only way to be sure we're defended against the destruction of Earth is to not be here. We should already have a full-time permanent human colony o... more » drsmith: The part that's absurd is that we have plans to track only the objects we can't do anything about. How are you going to stop a half mile of rock from... more » Islandkiwi: So, go to Mars or protect mankind....flip a coin? more » psufan43: Don't forget that that lack of funding means the lack of development of technology that could help avoid an impending asteroid impact. more » soulfinger: There are three scenarios, two of which are acceptable one which is not. One is, we don't get hit. Two is we get hit with such force that it wipes eve... more » Motosie: I'm sorry that Bush jacked up the economy so Bad. That we have to cut small things like this. more » Chris Tomalty: humanity has survived for a very, very long time without any sort of celestial tracking (or the ability to change the positions of those bodies - and ... more » -
#space
Robotic Lunar Lander is Part of NASA's Next-Gen Space Exploration Plans
This amazing shot comes from recent tests at the Marshall Space Flight Center, where the robotic lunar test bed is helping NASA develop a new generation of multi-use landers to explore the moon, Mars and asteroids. More » -
#space
Asteroids May Destroy Earth Because Some People Are Obtuse Tightfisted Bozos
Did you think that Ares facing delays or cancellations was bad? Well, what about a freaking huge honkin' asteroid obliterating Earth, all because NASA doesn't have enough funding to track every potentially-deadly object out there? Yes, exactly my fraking thoughts. More » -
#asteroids
Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
A 30-50 meter-wide asteroid just passed seven times closer to us than the moon, glowing so bright you could see it through a cloud. If it had hit the ocean, it would have tsunamied. More » -
#science
3,000 Dark Comets May Destroy Earth, Astronomers Say
As if we didn't have enough with the world going to hell on its own, two British astronomers-neither of which called Hans Zarkov-are saying that Dark Comets are a huge security risk to Earth: More » -
#fashion
Vintage Gaming Ties Futilely Subvert Corporate Authority
If a red tie is considered to exude power and authority at some business lunch, then an Asteroids tie must allude to nothing less than intergalactic domination. More » -
#weekendeyecandy
Badass Asteroid Destroys Earth in High Definition
A hundred years ago a large meteor exploded ten kilometers above the Earth's surface in Tunguska, obliterating 830 square miles of woods. It was the largest impact in recent history, but nothing compared to this. -
#gaming
Asteroids Watch Needs To Be Mass Produced Now
Electronics genius John Maushammer has a new version of his Pong game watch, one that plays Asteroids and can be controlled with a tilt sensor. -
