Asteroid
Cat-and-mouse asteroid nears Earth
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Asteroid threat to Earth remote, but real
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Volunteer discovers asteroid in 'Spacewatch'
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ANTS Asteroid Survey
Homepage for the Autonomous Nano Technology Swarm, a plan to survey the asteroid belt using an autonomously operating swarm spacecraft. ants.gsfc.nasa.gov
Asteroid Scare Prompts NASA to Formalize Response
An unprecedented asteroid scare in January 2004 has prompted NASA to set up a formal process for notifying top officials in the future of any impending impacts. www.space.com
Japan invites the masses to land on asteroid
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Asteroid mission extended; encore flight scrubbed
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Tricky Science of Predicting Asteroid Collisions
Christian Science Monitor article examining asteroid collision science. www.csmonitor.com
NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid
Transcript of the television broadcast, kitchen comet activity, general information on comets. www.pbs.org
Giant asteroid could hit Earth in 2014
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MyRotacol.net
Features asteroid database, guides to Rotacol use, asteroid recognition, and artifact searching, and squad information. www.myrotacol.net
Asteroid may hit Earth but don't panic yet
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Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction
Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery. www.solarviews.com
Earth escapes brush with asteroid
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Future Asteroid Interception Research
An organization raising funds for projects that search for threatening asteroids. www.fair-society.org
Scientists want to be ready to block asteroid from hitting Earth
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The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
astorb.dat is an ASCII file of high-precision osculating orbital elements, ephemeris uncertainties, and some additional data for all the numbered asteroids and the vast majority of unnumbered asteroids (multi-apparition and single-apparition) for which it is possible to make reasonably determinate computations. ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html
Scientists urge killer asteroid prevention plan
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100-foot asteroid flies by Earth
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Asteroid update: End of world on hold
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Boulders Seen on Asteroid
An image from NEAR's low orbit showing massive boulders on the surface of Eros. spaceflightnow.com
U.S. Summons Experts to Draft Asteroid Defense Plan
A Cincinnati Post news story about a meeting called by the U.S. government on the chances of an asteroid strike and a possible defense for it. news.nationalgeographic.com
Asteroid killed 90 percent of life on earth millions of years ago
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Close shave with asteroid
A large asteroid could miss the Earth by only 38,000 kilometres (very close in cosmic terms) in 2027, according to new astronomical observations. What's more it will remain dangerously close for about 600 years, and chaos theory means that it is impossible to predict its trajectory with enough accuracy for more than a few decades in advance. news.bbc.co.uk
Lucky lander clings to life on asteroid
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Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction
by Prof. John Leslie. The first comprehensive survey of potential catastrophes speculated upon by scientists, from comet and asteroid impacts to nuclear or chemical warfare, from ozone layer destruction to overpopulation and poisoning of the environment or the risk of disaster through genetic engineering. Also covers philosophy and ethics. 1996 www.amazon.com
May 5, 2000 - New Age Guide
Which will it be? Planetary Pole Shift, Asteroid Impact, UFO Visitation, Mass Ascension, Spiritual Initiation, Worldwide Unity, Massive Panic or Life As Usual? Vote your viewpoint concerning the day when so many planets converge in Taurus! newage.about.com
Thorna's Tea Rose
Variety of charts to choose from, ranging from natal charts to asteroid interpretations. www.kyleroth.com
NASA releases 1st pictures from asteroid descent
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Encore flight mulled for amazing asteroid lander
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Treehouse Mountain
Asteroid ephemerides, keywords and lessons, with book list and archives. www.treehousemountain.com
CNN - Scientists Want to be Ready to Block Asteroid from Hitting Earth
Scientists gather to discuss ways of aggressively defending the planet from an asteroid, including detonating nukes in space. www.cnn.com
Asteroid 433 Eros: The Astrology of Love
Kim Falconer examines the astrological, mythological and psychological significance of this asteroid named for the god of love. www.nrg.com.au
Encore flight mulled for amazing asteroid lander
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Signs Earth recovered quickly from asteroid
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NASA hopes asteroid landing will solve riddles
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Asteroid 2002 NT7 Under Watch, Odds of Impact Decline Dramatically
Includes details about the risk of impact between asteroid 2002 NT7 and Earth. www.planetary.org
Japan launches asteroid hunting craft
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Earth and Asteroids
Short discussion of Yucatan and Tunguska impact events and current asteroid search programs. www.3dearth.com
Threat of asteroid impact being ignored?
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Big asteroid to be close enough for binoculars
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Revelation 13: Could an Asteroid or Comet Hit Earth?
The prophecies of the Bible and Nostradamus predict that an asteroid or comet could hit earth. www.angelfire.com
Study lowers likelihood of asteroid hit
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Lexington Herald-Leader
"Star of NBC's 'Asteroid' turning life around after years of drinking" www.kentuckyconnect.com
TV Guide Online: Asteroid
Review, cast and credits. www.tvguide.com
The Consortium for the Development of Space Value Networks
A project to engineer value networks of profitable, space-specific infrastructure providers needed for large scale space missions such as lunar industrial complexes, martian tourism, asteroid mining, and colonization. www.rocketforge.org
Did asteroid help dinosaurs rule Earth?
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Spacecraft sweeps by asteroid
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Japan probe to snag sample of asteroid
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Spacecraft descends toward asteroid for landing
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United Press International - Finding Menacing Asteroids Is a First Step
Article on a meeting of space experts regarding finding and destroying a potential threat from an asteroid. www.upi.com
General: Asteroid could start nuke war
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Dino-killing asteroid sparked global fires, scientists believe
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Asteroid on possible collision course, in 900 years
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Scant support for turning aside doomsday asteroid
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David Stark aka Zarkonnen
Personal website with several Mac utilities as well as a game, Asteroid Storm. It also features a gallery of computer-made pictures and photography. www.zarkonnen.com
Scientists watch as probe nears asteroid
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Big asteroid population doubles in new census
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Odd asteroid much bigger on camera
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Scientists suggest plan for asteroid strike
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Whew! Stealth asteroid nearly blindsides Earth
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Asteroid zooms into view for binoculars
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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission
NEAR - First spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, to answer fundamental questions about the nature and origin of near-Earth objects, such as the numerous asteroids and comets in the vicinity of Earth's orbit. First launch in the Discovery Program, a NASA initiative for small planetary missions. near.jhuapl.edu
Scientists warn of asteroid threat
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NASA probe poised for asteroid landing
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Sky watchers make cool movie of asteroid
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Asteroid impact with Earth ruled out for 2019
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