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Near-Earth Objects
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Asteroids and objects whose orbits may bring them near to the earth

Also past and possible future asteroid or comet impacts on the earth

Also meteors and meteorites

NASA's Near Earth Object Program
The UN Looks at Asteroid Hazard
Feb 16, 2010
Part of a U.N. meeting in Austria is focused on international considerations of the near-Earth object threat
Asteroid Flies By the Earth
Jan 13, 2010
The object 2010 AL30 is flying past the Earth today. It's closest approach to us is 1/3 of the distance to the Moon