Tag: near earth object program
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asteroid 2005 yu55: how big is huge asteroid?
Near Earth Object Asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within moon’s orbit on Nov 8th at a distance no closer than 203,000 miles from Earth. An animation of the close flyby is available here. A Space.com article, “Huge Asteroid to Pass Near Earth in November,” terms the quarter mile diameter asteroid as huge and on the…
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Comets and Coherent Catastrophism: Elenin and Great Comet of 1811
Are there similarities between the Great Comet of 1811 and Elenin? There is a buzz on the net about parallels between the two comets such as flooding, low sun activity, a cold winter and earthquakes.
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space junk #2: growth industry or hidden agenda?
We may look to regions beyond our atmosphere for the next “New Deal of the Space Age”? It would not be a government project but perhaps the next growth industry? How many can be employed cleaning hundreds of thousands of near Earth space objects and space debris? Or, will a fascist New World Order simply…
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Apophis: Friday the 13th, 2036
Apophis, a menacing asteroid of uncertain orbit, is in the news again at Universe Today. Nancy Atkinson taken in by a RiaNovosti article headline, “Russian astronomers predict Apophis-Earth collision in 2036”