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Primitive meteorites formed by giant planets
08/03/05
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Regions of high pressure and radiation caused by the formation of the giant planets may have prompted the birth of early asteroids. The regions, called shocks, melted tiny particles, forming droplets that can be seen in some types of meteorite.
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Naked eye comet continues to be visible
01/02/05
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Comet Machholz C/2004 Q2 continues to be an easy naked eye target for northern hemisphere observers living in dark-sky areas. Even those in light polluted towns are likely to be able to see the comet with standard binoculars.
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Mars rover finds iron meteorite
24/01/05
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The Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, recently found an iron meteorite on the surface of Mars. This is the first meteorite ever detected on another planet.
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Asteroid 2004 MN4 Torino rating reduced
28/12/04
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New observations of asteroid 2004 MN4 have resulted in its Torino Impact Hazard Scale rating being downgraded to one.
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Asteroid 2004 MN4 Torino rating increased
24/12/04
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Asteroid 2004 MN4's Torino Impact Hazard Rating has been stepped up to four. However, new observations are continually being incorporated into calculations.
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New asteroid may pose a threat to Earth in 2029
24/12/04
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An asteroid, designated 2004 MN4, has been given a rating of two on the Torino Hazard Scale. However, expectations are that the identified risk of impact will eventually be eliminated.
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Further delays for Deep Impact
16/12/04
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A manufacturing error discovered in a part of the Boeing Delta 2 rocket to launch NASA's Deep Impact comet striker will force on-pad repairs, further delaying lift-off that must occur during an inflexible one-month window.
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Possible Kuiper-Belt contact binary identified
28/11/04
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Astronomers believe they may have discovered a large contact binary object in the Kuiper-Belt.
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Deep Impact launch postponed until early 2005
26/11/04
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Deep Impact launch delayed until early 2005 to allow engineers more time to work on mission software.
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Deep Impact's launcher begins to take shape
24/11/04
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The launch of NASA's Deep Impact mission is drawing closer, as work begins to assemble the Delta rocket on which it will launch on 30 December.
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Asteroid flyby
24/09/04
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Asteroid 4179 Toutatis is flying past the Earth this week and should be visible with the aided eye.
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Scientists locate the lunar launch site of Oman meteorite
23/08/04
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Scientists have pinpointed the source of a meteorite from the Moon for the first time. Their unique meteorite reveals a tortured past of its time on Earth’s natural satellite.
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Giant asteroid rocked Antarctica
20/08/04
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Scientists may have found a pattern of impact craters in Antarctica from a huge asteroid that hit the Earth almost a million years ago and was as large as the one believed to have ended the reign of the dinosaurs.
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New Martian meteorite found in Antarctica
21/07/04
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While rovers and orbiting spacecraft scour Mars searching for clues to its past, researchers have uncovered another piece of the red planet in the most inhospitable place on Earth, Antarctica.
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Fast delivery of meteorites following major collisions
16/07/04
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A group of scientists have discovered evidence that very large collisions in the asteroid belt could lead to a temporary increase in the rate of meteorite impacts on Earth.
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