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INCOMING!, Detection and observation of Earth-approaching asteroids.
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post Feb 5 2011, 10:51 PM
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It never ceases to amaze me that despite 4.6 billion years of accretion, there are still a prodigious number of pieces of junk out there. Inevitable I suppose that the on-going sky surveys will pick up a frighteningly large rock heading our way - just a question of when..

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post Feb 9 2011, 10:23 AM
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QUOTE (tasp @ Feb 5 2011, 03:56 PM) *
A ring side seat watching an object shift from an Apollo asteroid orbit to an Aten class.


Given that it will now have a lower perihelion I wonder if it will develop a tail?
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post Jun 24 2011, 05:00 AM
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Another small rock to pay a close visit in a few days.

JPL report
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post Jun 27 2011, 04:56 PM
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QUOTE (Holder of the Two Leashes @ Jun 23 2011, 10:00 PM) *
Another small rock to pay a close visit in a few days.

JPL report


Close approach in about 5 minutes!

Here's an animation I made that shows the encounter from the asteroid's point of view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkBFNOah4q0

Itokawa standing in for 2011 MD, and a WAG for the rotation state.

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post Jun 27 2011, 05:01 PM
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Nice work. Thanks for creating that.


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post Jun 27 2011, 05:08 PM
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Outstanding! Thanks for that Claurel.
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post Jun 28 2011, 02:57 AM
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That is a great animation! I looked at your other videos and they are all very nice...I am also your newest subscriber!
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post Jun 28 2011, 03:04 AM
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Excellent animation!
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post Sep 26 2011, 10:38 PM
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NASA To Host News Conference On Asteroid Search Findings WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT on Thurs., Sept. 29, to reveal near-Earth asteroid findings and implications for future research. The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters James E. Webb Auditorium, located at 300 E St. SW in Washington.

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, launched in December 2009, captured millions of images of galaxies and objects in space. During the news conference, panelists will discuss results from an enhancement of WISE called Near-Earth Object WISE (NEOWISE) that hunted for asteroids.

The panelists are:
-- Lindley Johnson, NEO program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE principal investigator, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
-- Tim Spahr, director, Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Mass.
-- Lucy McFadden, scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

The briefing also will be streamed live, with a chat available, at:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

For more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/wise


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post Sep 30 2011, 05:30 AM
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arXiv paper on NEOWISE results, presented at yesterday's press conf
NEOWISE Observations of Near-Earth Objects: Preliminary Results
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post Oct 14 2011, 05:34 PM
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a near miss in 1883?
Interpretation of the observations made in 1883 in Zacatecas (Mexico): A fragmented Comet that nearly hits the Earth
I tend to be skeptical of this kind of old visual obs, but well, who knows...
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post Oct 14 2011, 07:20 PM
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QUOTE (Paolo @ Oct 14 2011, 01:34 PM) *
a near miss in 1883? .... I tend to be skeptical of this kind of old visual obs, but well, who knows...


Seriously? Why would any scientist publish an article in ComicSans?
Especially one on very tenuous ground to begin with...



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post Oct 14 2011, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE (PDP8E @ Oct 14 2011, 03:20 PM) *
Seriously? Why would any scientist publish an article in ComicSans?

So that someone could incorporate an actual screen capture of their text into a cartoon. laugh.gif

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post Oct 15 2011, 12:10 AM
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I see your logic centsworth the 2nd! wink.gif


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post Oct 15 2011, 10:17 AM
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the paper is making some buzz on the internet: Was the “First Photographed UFO” a Comet?
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