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Spray-Painting Asteroids Could Protect Earth from Space Rocks | Space.com :  The scheme would use powdered paint, which the sun's rays would then cure into a smooth coating. The paint would probably have to be applied long before any potential impact — years or decades, perhaps — to give the Yarkovsky effect enough time to make a difference. ...ero.

Nicolaus Copernicus gets a Google doodle - Latest - New Straits Times :  " Google's latest doodle celebrates the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who transformed people's understanding of the solar system and is best known for his theory that the sun and not the Earth is at the centre of the universe." Related articles Nicolaus Copernicus celebrated in Google doodle

Nicolaus Copernicus - Heliocentric Solar System (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System :  "The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System The Earth -centered Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy held sway on Western thinking for almost 2000 years. Then, in the 16th century a new idea was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolai Copernicus (1473-1543)." Related articles Bern Simulation Helps Understand Origin Of Solar System Map of the inner solar system February 15, 2013 Perennial Perils of the Solar System [Page 3.14] On Nicolaus Copernicus' birthday, Google puts the sun at the centre of the universe

English: A fireball Geminids falling earthwards. The Draconid meteor shower is expected on October 8, 2011, and may feature up to 1000 meteors falling her hour, according to some astronomers. Almost all meteors burn up and disintegrate long before reaching the surface of the Earth. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) After meteor strike, Russian experts reflect - latimes.com :  "“When a small piece of rock would fall on the Earth 100 years ago it could have caused minimal damage and would have stayed largely undetected, but  Friday's accident fully demonstrated how vulnerable the technological civilization of today has become,” Vladimir Lipunov, head of the Space Monitoring Laboratory with Moscow State University , said in an interview Saturday." Related articles Here's More Footage of the Russian Meteor Strike Russian Social Media Fans Poke Fun at Meteor Strike Around 950 injured in Russia meteor strike Russian Meteor Strike Aftermath: Photos AMAZING VIDEO: