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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…

Carolyn Shoemaker: Advice to young women and men who might be interested in astronomy

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Hillary Aiken and I had the rare opportunity to sit down with Asteroid Day supporter Carolyn Shoemaker, the legendary astronomer who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (with David Levy). She once held the record…

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 is how big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City

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This video and the article were produced by Alex Kuzoian for Business Insider UK. Neither Alex nor Business Insider UK are affiliated with Asteroid Day. An asteroid doesn’t need to be massive…

International Space Station receives asteroid “dust” experiment

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This article was written by Brendan Byrne for WMFE.org. Neither are affiliated with Asteroid Day. NASA wants to explore the surface of asteroids, and private companies want to mine them for…