| Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission |
Find out about the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid and return data. View a computer-generated movie, and review the mission's status.
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| Impact of an Asteroid - Sandia Labs. |
Simulation explores the devastating impact of an asteroid crashing into the Atlantic Ocean near New York's coastline. Requires QuickTime.
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| The Asteroid/Comet Impact Hazard |
Examine a case study from the Southwest Research Institute that ponders the odds that the Earth will be pummeled by an asteroid or comet.
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| The Neo Pages |
Spotlights a guide to Near Earth Objects, or asteroids, comets and meteors. Provides impact site and research mission information.
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| Near Earth Asteroid Tracking - NASA |
Describes this observatory in Hawaii involved in the search for near-Earth asteroids and comets. Presents a photo gallery and documents
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| Impact Site |
Offers a meteor gallery and extensive links to related sites, including scientific organizations and sellers of meteorite fragments
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| Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts |
Read an introduction to the study of these flying space rocks, with statistics and information on various impacts
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| XF11 News Release. |
Read this press release on the XF11 asteroid and its estimated pass within at least 600,000 miles from Earth in the year 2028.
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| Asteroid & Comet Impact Hazards - NASA |
Includes a scientific review of the asteroid and meteor impact movies "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," and asks if such scenarios are realistic.
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