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Heated debate over Mexican mass-extinction impact crater.
10/04/03
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A claim that the asteroid that struck North Mexico 65 million years ago did not trigger the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, has caused a heated debate amongst scientists.
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Near Earth Asteroids become future mining targets
10/04/03
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Asteroids and comets contain substantial resources that can be exploited by future entrepreneurs. Extraction from these �local� sources sounds like science fiction, but scientists are looking ahead and trying to identify the nearest targets.
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Maine crater linked to K-T extinction
07/04/03
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A possible crater off the Maine (USA) coastline, at least the size of the famous Chicxulub crater on Mexico’s North Yucatan peninsula, may have been created by a second impact moments after Chicxulub.
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Fireball lights up Mid-west America.
28/03/03
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The sky over Midwestern America flashed an eerie blue early Thursday morning as a two-metre stony meteorite exploded in the atmosphere showering houses with rocks the size of cricket balls.
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ESA targets missions to study Near Earth Objects
27/03/03
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Throughout the last century the awareness of potentially disastrous Near Earth Objects has grown. The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed a preliminary study of six space missions that could answer essential questions on the NEO threat.
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Latest on Rosetta
24/03/03
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Following the decision not to launch Europe's comet chaser, Rosetta, in January, scientists and engineers in the programme have been examining several alternative mission scenarios.
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Houston Reports: Martian Meteorites
20/03/03
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New research, presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, suggest that one martian meteorite lands on Earth virtially every month.
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Houston Reports: Atmosphere Blow Off
18/03/03
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Today at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference scientists describe how impacts may have in the past blown off our planet's atmosphere.
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New NASA image of Chicxulub crater
12/03/03
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From Canada to Central America, the many grandeurs of North America's diverse topography star in a just-released high-resolution map from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. But a relatively obscure feature, all but hidden in the flat limesto
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Sommer offers clarification on asteroid secrecy reports
25/02/03
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Following the controversy surrounding his statements made at the AAAS Symposium, Mr Geoffrey Sommer has sought to clarify the situation in an interview with Space.com.
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Microsatellites to rendezvous with NEOs
24/02/03
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A study by QinetiQ, into the feasibility of sending a fleet of microsatellites to rendezvous with several different NEOs, has been submitted to ESA.
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Astrium completes ISHTAR mission study
20/02/03
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Astrium Limited has just completed a 6 month study for the European Space Agency into a mission that could provide important insights into the structure of Near Earth Objects.
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Comet NEAT (C/2002 V1) encounters a solar eruption
19/02/03
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Remarkable images from the space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory suggest comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) encountered a solar eruption on Monday.
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Covering-Up Asteroids?
17/02/03
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NEO astronomers respond to suggestions that hazardous asteroids could be kept secret.
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SOHO provides front seat for comet show
13/02/03
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Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) is fast approaching perihelion. By logging onto the website of the ESA/NASA SOHO mission, armchair observers can have a front seat for what may be a spectacular display.
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