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Near miss, but no threat: Asteroid in close pass was smaller than thought, astronomer shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- On March 2, an asteroid whizzed past the Earth at a distance of just 41,000 miles -- a near miss by cosmic standards (most communications satellites orbit at a distance of about 22,300 miles from Earth). ...

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Potential lab in outer space to open for amateur astronomers

Two amateur astronomers who independently observed and videotaped an asteroid striking the giant planet Jupiter on June 3 have opened the possibility, in effect, of a giant research lab in space for planetary scientists.

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created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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