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Asteroid 2013 TX68
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Scientists from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA announced in February that a thirty meter sized near-Earth asteroid, tagged 2013 TX68, would pass…

What created the many elliptical Carolina Bay landform depressions and what caused the Younger Dryas cooling period 12,900 years ago?
What created the many elliptical Carolina Bay landform depressions and what caused the Younger Dryas cooling period 12,900 years ago? https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/29100821/carolina-bay.jpg 1200 628 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/29100821/carolina-bay.jpg

Dr Mark Boslough answers user submitted Questions. First question: What created the many elliptical Carolina Bay landform depressions? There are thousands of enigmatic oval-shaped depressions in the Atlantic Coastal Plain,…

How would you propose to survey and track all NEO of the size of Tunguska?
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QUESTION FROM ALASDAIR TAYLOR How would you propose to survey and track all NEO of the size of Tunguska? I mean 25th abs magnitude is faint and I can believe that…

An impact from Apophis has been effectively ruled out in 2029, but what about 2036 or later, is there still a threat, I’m worried?
An impact from Apophis has been effectively ruled out in 2029, but what about 2036 or later, is there still a threat, I’m worried? https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061028/apophis-thumb.jpg 968 590 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061028/apophis-thumb.jpg

QUESTION FROM ROBIN KNOWLES An impact from Apophis has been effectively ruled out in 2029, but what about 2036 or later, is there still a threat, I’m worried?   ANSWER…

Rusty’s Planetary Defense – You Count! Sign The 100x Declaration And Be Heard | Part Five
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One of the most frustrating questions I’ve had to deal with when making public presentations on the planetary defense and asteroid impact issue is “what can I do to help?”…

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