MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Asteroid Deflected.
On September 26 2022, NASA’s DART was man’s greatest technological achievement. That is no idle boast, perhaps even more important than going to the moon. Think about that for a [...]
One momentous dart…
Back in the late 90s, when FAIR Society was launched, NASA’s DART mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) wasn’t even a primary planetary defense blueprint. The general scientific [...]
Almost Fake News
This is why Fair no longer tries to keep up with the latest asteroid news. When we started (before Bruce Willis saved us) sharing awareness about the hazard was less melodramatic. Fearmongering [...]
The Space Guard Story
The Space Guard from Matthew Harmer on Vimeo. Deep in the Welsh countryside, on top of a windswept hill in the middle of a dark sky site, one man is on a mission to guard the planet from the [...]
Asteroid collision with Earth ruled out by NASA – hours later, it smashes into Caribbean
An asteroid which came crashing into Earth and NASA had no idea it was coming reiterates the need to keep a closer eye on the sky in case a massive space rock comes hurtling towards our planet. [...]
Asteroid warning: Space rock the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza to skim Earth
NASA has been tracking an asteroid the size of Great Pyramid of Giza which is travelling at 29,000mph. PUBLISHED: 05:11, Mon, Aug 12, 2019 | UPDATED: 08:46, Mon, Aug 12, 2019 The asteroid, dubbed [...]
Meteor Strike Injures Hundreds in Russia
This was only the size of a kitchen table. Fair warning, what? Time we took this science seriously. The asteroid 2012 DA14 which came within orbiting satellites’ distance in our Southern [...]
Asteroid explosion over Indonesia raises fears about Earth’s defences
An asteroid that exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere with the energy of three Hiroshima bombs this month has reignited fears about our planet’s defences against space impacts. On 8 October, the [...]
Space Rock 2009 DD45 Buzzes Earth
Space Rock 2009 DD45 Buzzes Earth Sky and Telescope by Kelly Beatty, March 1, 2009 Late word out of the IAU’s Minor Planet Center: a small asteroid will pass close to Earth tomorrow (March [...]
Astronomers study asteroid nearing earth
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 24 (UPI) — An asteroid believed about 500 feet to 2,000 feet in size is being closely monitored by the U.S. space agency as it approaches Earth for a Tuesday fly-by. [...]
Mars Could Be in for an Asteroid Hit
Mars could be in for an asteroid hit. A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday. “These odds are [...]
Are mirrors the best way to deflect asteroids?
Focusing sunlight onto an asteroid with space-based mirrors is the best way to deflect Earth-bound space rocks, a new study finds. The mirrors beat out nuclear blasts and “gravity tractors” in [...]
Asteroid Set to Shave Earth
Three nights of skywatching by an Australian astronomer have confirmed predictions that an asteroid almost half a kilometre wide will miss the Earth on Monday by 430,000 kilometres. However, it [...]
Big New Asteroid Has Slim Chance of Hitting Earth
A newly discovered asteroid is now the biggest thing known with a possibility of hitting the Earth in this century—and it is also the one that could hit the soonest. But the odds of impact [...]
Meteorite Turns on Sky Show for WA
PEOPLE throughout WA were left in awe last night when a spectacular meteorite fireball shot through the sky. The Sunday Times was flooded with calls from many who witnessed the show from vantage [...]
Without Warning
If there is any doubt that unexpected stuff from outer space can inflict grievous bodily harm, just ask Brenda Archer in New Zealand. Her grandson had just left the living room as she was making [...]