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Planetary Defense Conference – May 2017 – Tokyo, Japan

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The following article was written by Brent Barbee, an Aerospace engineer and Asteroid Day 100X Signatory. On May 15 to 19, 2017, engineers and scientists from around the globe will…

Press Conference: November 14 at the MfN Berlin (English & German)

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Download the English version of the press kit here. For German speaking journalists: Sie können die Pressemappe hier auf Deutsch herunterladen. You can read the letter, here. Watch the Press conference in English here and…

Chicxulub ‘dinosaur crater’ investigation begins in earnest

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This article was written by Jonathan Amos for BBC News. Read the original article, here. Scientists have obtained remarkable new insights into the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.…

A farewell Message from Asteroid Day’s Expert Panel to Rosetta

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Dear Rosetta Team: You gave us an amazing look at a strange and wondrous object formed at the dawn of the solar system. Comets such as 67P, and some of…

Rosetta and Its Kin: A History of Comet and Asteroid Missions

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This article was written by Elizabeth Howell for Space.com Read the original article, here. As the Rosetta spacecraft closes out its historic mission with a descent to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko…