Near-Earth Objects
Asteroids and objects whose orbits may bring them near to the earth
Also past and possible future asteroid or comet impacts on the earth
NASA's Near Earth Object Program
Jul 27, 2010
"The potentially hazardous asteroid '(101955) 1999 RQ36' has a one-in-a-thousand chance of impacting the Earth, and more than half of this probability indicates that this could happen in the year 2182, according to a new study."
Jun 25, 2010
"If it was discovered that an asteroid was going to collide with Earth within the next 50 years, using nuclear explosives to divert or disperse the hostile asteroid could be the best alternative, according to scientists who have studied asteroids and solutions to prevent Earth impacts."
Jun 5, 2010
"A seemingly normal rock found in a ditch along a stretch of road in north central Oregon has turned out to be a stone from outer space that travelled across millions of miles and billions of years to reach Earth, according to researchers studying the stone."
May 7, 2010
"Micrometeorites buried under decades of snowfall in Antarctica preserve scraps of cosmic chemistry that hint at how organic molecules made it to Earth"
May 6, 2010
"UA meteorite curator Marvin Killgore has a 300-gram piece of the object that exploded over Wisconsin in April."
Apr 29, 2010
"[T]he most efficient way for us to reduce the risk we face from asteroids that have a very small chance of hitting Earth in the future is to determine their orbits more precisely."
Apr 26, 2010
"Insider tips on 2010's meteor showers and how to make the most of each opportunity to watch a visitor from space take that final dive."
Apr 17, 2010
"A fragment from a
Apr 16, 2010
A rooftop webcam at the University of Wisconsin-Madison captured the final seconds of a fireball's Wednesday, April 14 descent into the atmosphere.
Apr 8, 2010
"A newly discovered asteroid, 2010 GA6, will safely fly by Earth this Thursday at 4:06 p.m. Pacific (23:06 U.T.C.)."
