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Asteroid Found During Camera Test
16/07/03
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Astronomers at Palomar Mountain have discovered the 250 m diameter 2003 NL7 during testing of a new CCD camera.
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2003 comet awards announced
09/07/03
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An annual award of several thousand dollars for discoveries of comets by amateur astronomers has just been announced for the fifth consecutive year.
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Evidence shows asteroid impact the cause of early mass extinction
17/06/03
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Geologists have found evidence that 380 million years ago a rock from space smashed into the Earth, they believe resulting in a significant marine mass extinction.
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Devonian Mass Extinction?
16/06/03
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Scientists discover evidence in Morocco for a large impact 380 million years ago that may have caused the extinction of 40% of sea creatures.
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Comet race caught on camera
13/06/03
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Two comets have recently been photographed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, as they raced through the Sun's atmosphere.
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Siberian meteorite flattens 100 square kilometres
09/06/03
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The impact site of a gigantic meteorite that crashed into the Earth in September, 2002, has been found in West Siberia, Russia, by an expedition of scientists.
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How much devastation will asteroid 1950 DA create? Scientist’s answer.
30/05/03
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March 16, 2880, an asteroid known as 1950 DA is due to come close to the Earth. Scientist using computer simulations have predicted the outcome of any impact
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Near Earth Object technology helps discover a nearby star
23/05/03
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Scientists using Near Earth Object (NEO) equipment have discovered a new a star that may be the third closest to the Sun. The star "SO25300.5+165258," is a faint red dwarf star estimated to be about eight light-years from Earth.
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Impact craters produce unique habitats
20/05/03
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Impact craters are rare structures on the Earth’s surface, where they do occur they play an important influence in the local ecosystem. The initial impact processes combined with post-impact colonisation create entirely unique habitats.
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Colossal asteroid collision rained meteorites down on the Earth
14/05/03
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Swedish marine geologists have discovered that a collision in the asteroid belt some 500 million years ago, led to an intense meteorite rain over the Earth’s surface.
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Japanese MUSES-C successfully launches towards its asteroid rendezvous.
09/05/03
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The MUSES-C spacecraft was successfully launched on board a Japanese M-5 rocket this morning at 05:29 BST. The spacecraft will be the first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid.
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Wet asteroids produce more interplanetary dust than dry asteroids.
07/05/03
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Explosive experiments by scientists have revealed that hydrated (wet) asteroids produce more dust than anhydrous (dry) asteroids when collisions occur in space.
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MUSES-C gets ready for friday launch
06/05/03
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The Japanese MUSES-C mission to return samples from a Near Earth Object (NEO) to Earth has completed its overall pre-launch testing, and is set for launch on 9 May.
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Near Earth Object Information Centre - One Year On
16/04/03
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The Near Earth Object Information Centre (NEOIC) was established following recommendations in the UK government’s task force report on near earth objects. The NEOIC is run by a consortium, led by the National Space Centre.
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Small asteroids do not create hazardous tsunamis
15/04/03
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Small asteroids do not produce giant waves that can devastate coastal areas, according to terrestrial evidence and a recently released 1968 U.S Naval research report on explosion generated tsunamis.
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