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White House: Asteroid 'poses no threat' to Earth

Fri, 31 May 2013 14:33:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Have no fear: The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth.

Big asteroid swinging by Earth has its own moon

Fri, 31 May 2013 09:04:00 -0400

WASHINGTON - Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual but not unheard of space phenomenon.

QE2 asteroid to fly by Earth from safe distance

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:06:25 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - An asteroid more than 1½ miles long will zoom past Earth this week from a far-off distance.

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:45:20 -0400

PASADENA, California - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.