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Virginia-based Deep Space Industries just announced bold plans to not only mine asteroids (which has been proposed by multiple companies), but to also turn the raw materials into complex metal parts using space-based 3D printers. The firm intends for their fleet of asteroid-prospecting spacecraft — which are set to be deployed in 2016 — to develop these orbiting resources for larger space exploration programs.

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When it comes to protecting the Earth from potentially devastating asteroids, scientists have discussed using everything from nuclear weapons to spacecraft armed with solar-powered lasers. However, an MIT scientist has proposed that should an asteroid approach the Earth less-harmful weapons should be implemented – paintballs.

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We’ve seen many strange geoengineering proposals over the years, but this has to rank as one of the most bizarre – in the Nov. 12 issue of the journal Advances in Space Research, a team from the University of Strathclyde proposed blowing up asteroids in order to create a large dust clouds that would act as a sunshade for the planet. This ‘dust sunshield’ would reflect sun light to stop it from heating the planet and melting the icecaps. However there are many that feel that a geoengineering project on this scale would do more harm than good.

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This morning NASA launched the WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer), a solar-powered infrared telescope that will scan the skies for earth-threatening asteroids and comets. We love covering all things green, but solar power plants and eco-friendly architecture mean very little if the planet has been obliterated by an asteroid – which is why NASA’s new satellite is so exciting.

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