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World's researchers prepare for a cosmic encounter
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defence Conference is being held in Granada, Spain, on 27-30 April. Among the topics under discussion will be preparations for the ...
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NASA Statement on Student Asteroid Calculations
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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The Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has not changed its current estimates for the very low probability (1 in 45,000) of an Earth impact by the asteroid ...
Asteroid heads for Earth, Russian astronomer claims
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Oct 02, 2007 |
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An asteroid discovered three years ago could be a threat in 2029 when it crosses Earth's orbit, a Russian astronomer said Monday.
NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using updated information, NASA scientists have recalculated the path of a large asteroid. The refined path indicates a significantly reduced likelihood of a hazardous encounter with Earth ...
Asteroid is 'practice case' for potential hazards
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Oct 12, 2007 |
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In research that could aid decisions about future asteroids on a collision course with Earth, MIT researchers have for the first time determined the composition of a near-Earth asteroid that has a very slight possibility ...
Spacecraft Could Save Earth from Asteroids
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- British space engineers working for a space company in Stevenage in England, have designed a "gravity tractor" spacecraft to deflect any asteroids threatening to collide with Earth. The announcement ...
Scientists watching asteroid's path
May 19, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists are keeping an eye on a 1,000-foot-wide asteroid that could hit Earth 30 years from now with a force to destroy a small state.
Look out: Asteroid's near-miss may be home run for scientists
Aug 16, 2005 |
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A University of Michigan-led research team has discovered that for the first time in history, scientists will be able to observe how the Earth's gravity will disrupt a massive asteroid's spin.
Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft re-entered our solar system's asteroid belt today, Nov. 13, and this time it will stay there.
Two college students find asteroid
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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Two Texas college students discovered an asteroid while examining images of space on a computer, a report said.
Alaska researcher changes asteroid orbit
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Jan 09, 2008 |
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An astrophysicist at the University of Alaska uncovered the information that narrowed the odds of an asteroid hitting Mars.
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