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Sleep is essential to human well-being whether on Earth or in the orbit. It is difficult to sleep in a strange place, especially when you are far from home.

Asteroid 2011 MD, a small space rock the size of a tour bus, zipped past Earth in what was a close shave in cosmic terms. The flyby was tantalizingly close to Earth, and was at some point closer to the planet than some satellites.

An asteroid, named 2011 MD, barely missed crashing on to the Earth's surface today, but the real danger awaits us in 2182 when a gigantic asteroid may be on a collision course with this planet, astronomers warn.

An asteroid measuring 16 to 36 feet will fly by Earth on Monday, with possible viewing opportunities for a lucky few.

The last time ‘inflatable shark’ was in news was when someone tried to present one to former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the Manhattan mansion where he is under house arrest. The security guards turned away the man who brought a toothy blue fish inflated to the size of a small person and attached with helium balloons.

NASA said Asteroid 2011 MD, a hunk of rock estimated to be anywhere from 16 to 35 feet wide, is going to fly by Earth today at a distance of 7,500 miles above the surface of the planet.

On Monday, Earth will encounter an asteroid that will narrowly miss a collision with our planet by a cosmic hair of 7,500 miles. The asteroid called 2011 MD is roughly the size of a large house, 10 meters in diameter, and will fly into our atmosphere zipping by TV satellites.

An asteroid, the size of a house, will come dangerously close to the Earth's atmosphere but will zoom by harmlessly on Monday, astronomers said.

On Monday, a small asteroid is expected to just skirt by earth. An asteroid only comes this close about once every 6 years.

A small asteroid is expected to whiz by earth on Monday. It's about 16 feet to 65 feet wide. At its closest, it will be only 7,500 miles from the earth, a distance that's a little less than the diameter of the earth.

Rainfall expected to boost China's agricultural production have instead caused widespread flooding, increased food prices and caused death in the East and South of the People's Republic.

Superheroes in costume who fly, appear out of nowhere, and often have the impossible task of saving the world have always enthralled young and old alike. 2011 and 2012 have a neat line-up of superheroes trying to woo the box-office.

A telescope high atop a volcano peak in Hawaii has discovered a newfound comet which will make its closest pass by Earth in 2013 and should be visible to the naked eye, said astronomers.

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The lunar eclipse on June 15 put all skygazers on awe and wonder as they have witnessed an event of their lifetime.

Skygazers on June 15 were treated with an event of their lifetime, In what, astronomers term as a spectacular show, the white moon turned blood red as the longest lunar eclipse in a decade unfolded Wednesday night.

A lunar eclipse occurred on June 15, 2011 visible throughout the world and one of the longest viewable in over a decade. A unique photo was taken in Malaga, Spain, one of the southern most cities in the country. The photo was taken using long exposure to trace the movement of the lunar eclipse over time.

The sun may be heading for a rest period as the sunspot cycle seems to be fading and entering towards its maximum, and there are indications of weakening magnetic activity near the poles.

On June 15, 2011, the earth witnessed the longest lunar eclipse in history in which the white light of the moon turned to blood red.

The first total lunar eclipse in 2011 will take place on Wednesday, which is one of the longest eclipses of the moon and will last just over 100 minutes, the duration of which rivals only three other eclipses in the last 100 years.