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INCOMING!, Detection and observation of Earth-approaching asteroids.
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post Jun 11 2009, 02:11 AM
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Floyd got it right..."but not here at UMSF"

Can I suggest the BAUT forum or one called 'The Bear Pit' which has a section dedicated to discussion of science and technology and its politics.

BTW - these are personal recommendations - just to be political laugh.gif

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post Jun 11 2009, 05:15 PM
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One last word on this, having read some of what's being posted on some other sites, and expecting better from our blog here. Let's be cautious about assuming this all started with the military. The reconnaissance people seemed quite happy to share all this information in the past. I'm not saying it wasn't the military. I'm saying it's a strange situation.

My own idea about where to pursue this matter would involve the Planetary Society, for starters. Maybe contact some people at the NEO office at JPL, too.
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post Sep 15 2009, 09:40 PM
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Just read an article by Brian Harvey in which Russian astronomers (E. Drobyshevski & T. Galushina) calculated the orbit of the June 1908 Tunguska event and came out at object 2005NB56, which will revisit Earth in July 2045 and June 2064 ohmy.gif
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post Oct 1 2009, 06:27 AM
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Spacecraft unnecessary, we have excellent radar. Boulders on asteroids' surface are clearly visible. 1992 UY4

Arecibo Observatory ‘uniquely powerful’ for detecting near-Earth objects
http://spacefellowship.com/2009/09/30/arec...-earth-objects/


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post Oct 1 2009, 01:00 PM
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I can't seem to see the full image mad.gif sad.gif
Your link doesn't work for me, and neither does the one on their site. Blah!


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post Oct 1 2009, 01:34 PM
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QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Oct 1 2009, 02:00 PM) *
I can't seem to see the full image
Your link doesn't work for me, and neither does the one on their site. Blah!


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post Oct 1 2009, 11:53 PM
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Thanks. =)
I appreciate it.


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post Oct 5 2009, 03:43 PM
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The link didn't work, so here is a working link.


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post Oct 7 2009, 08:05 PM
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At least Apophis seems set to become less of a menace
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/news...fm?release=2332
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post Oct 8 2009, 06:07 AM
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I guess the people living on the Moon got the same topic as this one bloging about the INCOMING object due to hit Cabaeus tomorrow rolleyes.gif


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post Oct 16 2009, 08:23 PM
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Nice videos there: http://www.space.com/common/media/video/pl...8_AsteroidTrack


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post Oct 16 2009, 10:19 PM
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And what a lucky guy here to have the camera ready to fire in the right moment. Thanks for the great summary, Emily!

The possibility is unfortunately rather high that potential pieces fell into North Sea.


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post Oct 17 2009, 02:21 AM
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Ironically enough, I saw a nice bright brief meteor (caught my eye while driving!) almost exactly at daybreak this morning over the Pacific. Would have been spectacular in a dark sky; left a brief trail against a blue sky!

(Sigh)...Just think of all the countless meteorites that go splash all the time instead of ending up in labs or on my mantle where they belong!


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post Oct 18 2009, 10:04 PM
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It all boils down to surface area, Nick.
The mantle is too far from the surface, and your mantel has too small an area!
You're an engineer! Just build a bigger mantel!


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I'll get right on it, Shak...gonna upgrade my internal spell-checker, too! rolleyes.gif tongue.gif


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