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Earth will likely get no warning of a doomsday asteroid, NASA has admitted, crushing dreams of sending Bruce Willis into space to save humanity at the final moment. "The most likely warning today would be zero" NASA sheepishly told Forbes, given "so many of even the larger NEOs [Near Earth Objects] remain undiscovered." The surprise extinction possibility is at odds with the close flyby of asteroid Apophis this week, which astronomers spotted approaching back in 2004. Read The Full Story

If you're a sky watcher, you may be familiar with Vega. Vega is the fifth brightest star in the sky. Astronomers have recently made an interesting discovery that has to do with Vega. Using data from the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and the ESA Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have discovered that Vega has two asteroid belts and may have an entire system of exoplanets. Read The Full Story

The zombie planet saw a return from the dead back at the end of October 2012, however based on some new information, this planet may be on what is being referred to as rogue orbit. Or rather simply, it was said that the planet is in an "unusual" elliptical orbit and that it is currently moving further away from its home star. Read The Full Story

Scientists and astronomers are getting ready for a large 275 m wide asteroid to make a cosmically close approach to the Earth today. The asteroid is called Apophis, named after a mythological Egyptian demon. The asteroid won't get any closer than roughly 9,000,000 miles from the Earth and there is no chance of the asteroid hitting the planet this time around. Read The Full Story