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The Delicate Petals of a 30 Megaton Impact
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This article was written by Phil Plait for Slate.com which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. The image above is from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and shows a crater…

This Man-Made ‘Meteor-Wrong’ Fell From Space
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This article was written by Sarah Laskow for Atlasobscura.com which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. One winter night in 2012, in a small Spanish city not far from Barcelona, a 10-year-old girl saw…

You Could Actually Snooze Your Way Through an Asteroid Belt
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This article was written by KENNETH CHANG for the New York Times. Read the original article, here. The New York Times is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Misconception: In an asteroid belt,…

What’s up in solar system exploration: April 2016 edition
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Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor at the Planetary Society (one of our founding partners) published her April 2016 edition of “What’s up in solar system exploration”. Read the full article, here. Here is…

Asteroid swept within moon’s distance Monday night
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This article was published by EarthSky.org which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Astronomers did know in advance that asteroid 2016 FW13 would pass closely – but safely – on April…

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