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
Jun 3, 2011
"An
Jun 2, 2011
"Small asteroid 2009 BD is flying through the Earth-moon system today about 215,000 miles from Earth. The 10m wide space rock poses no threat to our planet, but it is of acute scientific interest."
May 20, 2011
"A week's warning could save an untold number of lives"
May 10, 2011
"Most stories you'll read on the Web about observed meteorite falls are either wrong or hoaxes. Once in a while, though, direct hits do happen, and it looks like this recent event in Poland was the real thing."
May 10, 2011
"The mineral had never been found in nature before now."
May 4, 2011
"A large space rock will pass close to Earth on November 8, 2011 and astronomers are anticipating the chance to see asteroid 2005 YU55 close up."
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Mar 10, 2011
"Asteroid Apophis continues to be an object of interest for astronomers. Even though the possibility of the an Earth impact of the now-famous asteroid has been ruled out during its upcoming close encounter on April 13, 2029, this close flyby could significantly change Apophis's orbit, and astronomers are uncertain how that could affect future encounters with our planet."
Mar 1, 2011
"Have you ever seen a
Mar 1, 2011
Some hundreds of potentially hazardous object seen on a single graphic with the orbits of the inner planets
