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Statistically, asteroid hunters are thought to have discovered 90 to 95% of the Earth approaching asteroids larger than about 3,000 feet in diameter.…
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32E-44-A Unique Metal World; Asteroid Psyche
The asteroid Psyche is named for a Greek mythological figure. It was discovered in 1852 as a moving point of light in the night sky. This small wor…
7 years, 1 month ago
543 Asteroid Zoo
In 2018 Asteroid Hunters discovered 1839 previously unknown space rocks as they passed through our celestial neighborhood. The largest and most dange…
7 years, 1 month ago
31E-43-First Earth-Size Planet In 'Habitable Zone
The Kepler Space Craft has found tiny regular dips in light from a star which is about 500 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. The dips …
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542 Toughest Asteroid
An asteroid has been discovered that comes very near to the Sun where it receives 12.6 times the radiation that heats the planet Mercury's surface to…
7 years, 2 months ago
30E-42-Astronauts Reveal Sobering Data on Asteroid Impacts
On Earth Day Astronauts Dr. Ed Lu, Tom Jones, and Bill Anders announced that between 2000 and 2013, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization Network…
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541 Most Dangerous in 2018
Fortunately, on its current path, the most dangerous asteroid discovered in 2018 cannot come closer than 12.5 times the Moon's distance to humanity. …
7 years, 2 months ago
29E-41-Navigating The Night Sky
To the human eye the night sky is a source of mystery and wonder. Our ancestors knew it well. There is a connection to the cosmos that is hard to de…
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540 Loneliest Asteroid
Being a near Earth asteroid is already a lonely existence since the paths of these small space rocks seldom bring them near any other material object…
7 years, 2 months ago
28E-40-Itokawa A Strange Space Peanut
The asteroid Itokawa [e toe kawa] is as odd as a barbell with a 29 lb weight on one end and and 18 lb weight on the other. It was discovered in 1998 …
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