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Chicxulub ‘dinosaur’ crater drill project declared a success

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Inspecting core samples (sedimentary & impact breccia – which is a hybrid, including granite). The project’s two lead scientists, Professor Joanna Morgan from Imperial College London and Dr Sean Gulick…

NEOShield-2 has officially launched its “NEOShield-2 Agents” programme!

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Please note: NEOShield-2 is an official Asteroid Day partner. The project is now calling upon everyone passionate about planetary defence for help in raising public awareness of the asteroid threat,…

Event of the Day: Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Our mission when starting Asteroid Day was to create a global awareness campaign where people from around the world could come together to learn about asteroids, the impact hazard they…

Giant Impacts on Earth-Like Worlds

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This article was written by Susanna Kohler for AASNOVA.ORG which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Earth has experienced a large number of impacts, from the cratering events that may have…

Asteroid Day 2016 – Event of the Day: Nebraska

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We have some incredible events coming up this year for Asteroid Day. For example, on June 30th, Nebraska Law Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Professor Frans von der Dunk, one…