Huge asteroid that 'could end human life' defying gravity as it moves towards Earth, scientists sayAsteroid 1950 DA could hit the planet on 16 March 2880 ...The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2014Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite NewsPerseid Meteor Shower: a primer. They're hunks of dusty ice in space, but the Perseid meteors are beautiful. Local astronomer Serge Mammoliti has .