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Sizing Up the Asteroid Threat websnapr

"The risk of being blindsided by such an object emphasizes our need to develop a space-based observation platform [...] along with providing more accurate information about the movements of large
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/science/space/12asteroid.html?_r=2&ref=science&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Tracking of Killer Asteroids Runs Low on Money and Shor ... websnapr

"NASA can find and track most of the nearby asteroids that could hit and damage the Earth, but there is not enough money in its budget to finish the project within a 15-year deadline mandated by
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.physorg.com/news80905340.html

Russia can repel asteroids to save Earth - official websnapr

"'If necessary, Russia's rocket-manufacturing complex can create the means in space to repulse asteroids threatening Earth,' Remishevsky said, without giving further details."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn10321&feedid=online-news_rss20

Colliding galaxies reveal ephemeral stars websnapr

"A colossal collision between galaxies is seen in greater detail than ever before in an image from the Hubble Space Telescope." Pretty pictures plus big astronomy equals w00t!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/09/intelligent-wheelchair-sees-all/

Intelligent wheelchair sees all websnapr

"...an intelligent wheelchair that relies on an omnidirectional camera for a view of its surroundings, avoids collisions with people and obstacles, and knows when something is wrong with the chai
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/09/emiew-upgraded-to-navigate-crowds/

EMIEW robot goes with the (traffic) flow websnapr

"To coexist with humans in the real world, robots need to be able to respond to a host of changes that constantly occur in the course of everyday life." And they're working on it - but there
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=39968

SMART-1 Impact Dust Cloud websnapr

Pictures from the collision of SMART-1 and the moon. Pretty uninspiring until you look at the scale of the images
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-09/ns-dm090606.php

Dark matter 'proof' called into doubt websnapr

"Moffat claims that his MOG theory can explain the Bullet cluster without an ounce of dark matter." Well, they're disagreeing, but at least it's not about the definition of an arbitrary anci
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://szyzyg.arm.ac.uk/~spm/

Near Earth Object Map websnapr

Should you find yourself navigating around the solar system near earth, here is a map of all the *known* rocks you might crash into. There's a lot of them, too.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=776

A Novel Strategy for Asteroid Deflection websnapr

Q: How do you stop a big rock hitting your planet? A: Put another smaller rock in the way of it, of course.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060614_asteroid_computer.html

Supercomputer Takes on a Cosmic Threat websnapr

Shock horror - the scenario from the Armageddon movie wouldn't have been possible!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/06/09/norway-possibly-struck-by-large-meteorite/

Norway Possibly Struck by Large Meteorite websnapr

Hello Norway, this is Tunguska calling...I imagine this will be all over the MSM on Monday, unless it gets thoroughly debunked.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save

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