ASTRONOMY NEWS & LINKS
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Nov 28 2005	[PPARC] Near Earth Objects - what lies ahead?
Sep 29 2004	[ESO] ESO Views of Earth-Approaching Asteroid Toutatis. Unique Photos from La Silla and Paranal Measure the Distance
Mar 17 2004	[JPL] Closest approach of a Near Earth Asteroid: 2004 FH - 30 meters in diameter - passes by the Earth in only 43000 km distance
Dec 05 2003	[JPL] Yarkovsky Effect - the tiny force can change a near-Earth asteroids orbital path
Oct 23 2003	[Cornell] Radar measurements show the rediscovered asteroid Hermes to be a double asteroid.
Oct 21 2003	[Lowell] Near-Earth asteroid Hermes re-discovered after 66 years
Oct 16 2003	[JPL] Determination of the complex orbit of rediscovered asteroid Hermes from 1937 to 2003.
Oct 15 2003	[Lowell] Discovery Channel Telescope - a new 4-m survey telescope with wider field of view will improve the search for Near-Earth Objects.
Oct 03 2003	[Lowell] Small asteroid (3-6 m) passes Earth in less than a quarter of the distance to the Moon.
Sep 10 2003	[JPL] NASA Releases Near-Earth Object Search Report
Sep 05 2003	[MIT] MIT researchers reassess asteroid hazards
Sep 03 2003	[JPL] Asteroid 2003 QQ47's Potential Earth Impact in 2014 Ruled Out
Jul 16 2003	[IC] Fewer Earthbound asteroids will hit home
May 27 2003	[UCSC] Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880
May 08 2003	[Rice] Meteorites Rained On Earth After Massive Asteroid Breakup
Feb 04 2003	[NOAO] NASA Should Lead More Focused Program to Reduce Threat from Hazardous Asteroids
Jan 02 2003	[JPL] Earth and Asteroid Play Orbital Cat and Mouse Game
Oct 07 2002	[Hawaii] UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ASTRONOMERS TO DEVELOP NEW TELESCOPES FOR 'KILLER ASTEROID' SEARCH
Sep 04 2002	[ING] A SHARPER LOOK AT NEAR EARTH ASTEROID 2002 NY40
Aug 21 2002	[NOAO] Digital Movie Shows Awesome Speed of Asteroid Close Approach
Jan 23 2002	[GSA] New dust model: the impact of a medium-sized asteroid may not cause a global catastrophe.
Jan 14 2002	[UArizona] International project to core 1.8 kilometers into the Chicxulub crater.
Jan 13 2002	[FlaToday] Search for hazardous near-earth asteroids shall increase the alert time.
Apr 12 2001	[JPL] New improved camera installed on the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking system (NEAT).
Dec 20 2000	[Lowell] 2000 YA: Near-Earth asteroid passes the Earth at twice the distance to the moon.
Nov 07 2000	[NASA] 2000 SG344 - asteroid or rocket debris? Near Earth orbit may result in an encounter in 2071.
Jun 19 2000	[Cornell] Asteroid hazard: new study of the inner solar system estimates that only 40% of 900 large asteroids near Earth have been discovered.
May 19 2000	[spaceViews] Surprise discovery of a comet in the inner solar system raises questions about search for comets and asteroids.
Apr 18 2000	[DME.WA] Largest australian impact crater (diameter 120 km) caused by 5-km asteroid 200-360 million years ago.
Jul 27 1999	[spaceViews] Most near-Earth asteroids still undiscovered.
Jul 22 1999	[JPL] 1998 KY26 - a fast-spinning, water-rich asteroid.
Mar 04 1999	[STScI] Asteroid streak in Hubble image (Hubble Heritage Project).