NASA scientist: Slamming used asteroid into moon 'makes sense' Any potato gun or punkin' chunkin' fans can appreciate the awesomeness of launching one of these at the moon. (Credit: NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office) NASA has its eyes on lassoing and then studying a captive orbiting asteroid , but what happens to such a space rock when the space agency is all done with it? "Once you're finished with it and you have no further need of it, send it in ...
Sept. 30, 2013 - CNET