There are approximately 9,600 near earth objects that NASA is currently tracking, many of them 60% larger than 300 kilometers.
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Book Review: Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime by Elizabeth Kessler
Picturing the Cosmos offers a fascinating comparison of Romantic artwork with Hubble images.
Read More »Neil Armstrong Dies: He and His Giant Leap Are Eternal
No flag placed on foreign soil ever meant so much to so many, for Armstrong did not claim the moon for America but for the entire human race.
Read More »Book Review: Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History by Ben Mezrich
Novel-like style of true story of theft of lunar material follows author's previously successful approach.
Read More »Interview: Stacey Rice of Mercy Corps in Uganda
"I will never forget Uganda's faces and stories."
Read More »Extreme Weather 2010: Coincidence or Nature’s Revenge?
Fires, floods, record heat, what's next in Natures summer of revenge?
Read More »Interview with Bob Boan, author of Bobby Becomes Bob
A former scientist talks about his latest novel and his switch to being an author.
Read More »Obama Says: To Infinity and Beyond!
Now all of us – the former space cadets and future space explorers – have something exciting to look forward to.
Read More »DVD Review: For All Mankind (The Criterion Collection)
Could have and should have been a more complete piece of storytelling.
Read More »Book Review: Operation Emu by B. Brandon Barker
A clever, entertaining satire that will make you wonder about Hollywood and the space program.
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