| 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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| Asteroid Introduction |
View a diagram of the main asteroid belt, find profiles of individual asteroids, or view animated images and pictures.
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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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| Asteroids |
Describes in detail the various types of asteroids and explains how they are classified.
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| Asteroids @ ExploreZone.com |
Find a general guide to asteroids, including instructions on building a telescope and viewing the night sky, and upcoming events.
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| Asteroids & Comets - NASA |
Brings together a collection of links about asteroids and comets
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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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| 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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| Meteorite Central |
Educates users about these flying space rocks, with educational articles, a mailing list, a chat room, and a classifieds section
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| 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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| 1908 Siberia Explosion |
Read eyewitness accounts of the controversial meteorite that reportedly slammed into Siberia in 1908.
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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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| 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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| Asteroid Doomsday Countdown Clock! |
Count down the days left until the XF11 asteroid is scheduled to pass possibly within 30,000 miles of Earth in the year 2028.
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| International Meteor Organisation |
Learn about observing techniques, analyses and recent results from worldwide data, meteor showers, and meteor-related projects. With a glossary.
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| Meteorites from Antarctica. |
Learn how meteorites are collected in the world's coldest continent, concentrating on specimens originating from the Moon and Mars.
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| The American Meteor Society |
Access publications, discussions, project information, photos, and current news pertaining to meteors and meteor events.
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| Double Whammy |
Article traces the impact of asteroids crashing into the oceans and causing massive tsunamis, commonly called tidal waves
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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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| Impact Site |
Offers a meteor gallery and extensive links to related sites, including scientific organizations and sellers of meteorite fragments
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