I don't want to be the embarrassment of the galaxy to have had the power to deflect an asteroid, and then not… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Back in the day, I've heard, particularly with the near-Earth asteroids, there were some asteroid hunters that knew the names of every… — Carrie Nugent Copy Share Image
Lots of science fiction deals with distant times and places. Intrepid prospectors in the Asteroid Belt. Interstellar epics. Galactic empires. Trips to… — Edward M. Lerner Copy Share Image
“Outside the port, the slashed rock of the unnamed asteroid tumbled and spun in dynamics known only to the gods of chaos… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
It would take an extremely large spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid that would be headed directly for the Earth. — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
Americans who read the papers or watch Jay Leno have been aware for some time now that there is a slim but… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
The Gulf of Mexico, they believe, is a huge asteroid. That was an impact zone, you know that? Yeah, for that big… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
What if an asteroid were to strike planet Earth? What could we possibly do to prevent it? However many guys we have… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Sooner or later the space program will need to save us by detecting and deflecting an incoming asteroid. — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
There's no accepted global policy on what to do about asteroid impacts. — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
It was not an asteroid or comet, because it would have killed everything. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
Research into manned spaceflight is shifting from low-Earth orbit to destinations much further away, like Mars and the asteroid belt. But society… — Andy Weir Copy Share Image
When you have an asteroid threatening Earth, it's uncertain where it's going to hit until the last minute; the decision to take… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
When you look at the origins and evolution of life on Earth, it's been severely affected by asteroid impacts through history. — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
An asteroid can literally destroy 80 or 90 percent of the species that are alive on Earth. These are big events. I… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
The Moon is a ball of left-over debris from a cosmic collision that took place more than four billion years ago. A… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
“That’s the thing about the collapse of civilization, Blake. It never happens according to plan – there’s no slavering horde of zombies.… — Mark A. Rayner Copy Share Image
Bringing an asteroid back to Earth? What's that have to do with space exploration? If we were moving outward from there, and… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
“Chiron reminds us that only through recognising and accepting our inner wounds can we find true healing.” — Lisa Tenzin-Dolma Copy Share Image
“Never in my life had I wished so hard for a thousand-foot-wide asteroid to change its course to hit someone directly in… — Camilla Monk Copy Share Image
By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save millions of people, or even our entire species. And, as human beings, we can… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
