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  • Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research
    Web page sharing facts about asteroids including how they are formed, how they evolve, and what they are made of. By Bill Bottke, a research scientist with the Department of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute.
    www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke
  • Nine Planets: Asteroids
    Guide to how asteroids are classified according to their spectra and position in the solar system.
    www.nineplanets.org/asteroids.html
  • 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4) Earth Impact Risk Summary
    Features a NASA Near Earth Object Program summary table that includes basic information about the hazard for the object, 99942 Apophis.
    neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/a99942.html
  • Science @ NASA: Caveat Impactor
    Why an asteroid with almost no chance of hitting Earth made big headlines.
    science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/26jul_nt7.htm
  • NOVA: Doomsday Asteroid
    Introduction to the brilliant Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake comets.
    www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch
  • Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site (NEODyS)
    Database of Near Earth Asteroids and observatories.
    newton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/neodys/neoibo
  • Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT)
    Project to autonomously search for near-Earth and Earth-crossing asteroids using a computer controlled telescope, a CCD camera, and NEAT software.
    neat.jpl.nasa.gov
  • Friday the 13th, 2029
    Read about how Asteroid 2004 MN4 will come scarily close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, typically considered an unlucky day. Also listen to Dr. Tony Phillips of Science@NASA talk about the occurence.
    science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/13may_2004mn4.htm
  • Asteroids - Sky & Telescope
    Articles and observing guides for asteroids, the rocky little worlds that can be fascinating to track down.
    www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/asteroids
  • NSSDC: Asteroids
    Collection of asteroid fact sheets, images, and mission information from NASA.
    nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/asteroidpage.html
  • Asteroids
    Includes basic information on asteroids, pictures, and links to astronomy sites.
    www.geocities.com/asteroids_us
  • Asteroid Radar Research
    Provides an overview of the JPL and California Institute of Technology projects and facilities dedicated to tracking asteroids.
    echo.jpl.nasa.gov
  • FAIR: Future Asteroid Interception Research
    Funding for asteroid, NEO, and NEA research projects.
    www.FAIR-Society.org
 



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