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Yet another impact seen on Jupiter
Posted on August 22nd, 2010 Yet another asteroid impact has been recorded on Jupiter by amateur astronomers, raising…
Jupiter impacts – a field for amateurs?
Posted on September 14th, 2010 Professional astronomers have called on the amateur fraternity to begin a close monitoring…
Asteroid threat – but not until 2182
Posted on July 28th, 2010 A rather large asteroid is on a possible collision course with the Earth,…
Small asteroid grazes the Earth
Posted on October 13th, 2010 An amateur astronomer has captured the moment a small asteroid skimmed past the…
Two asteroids in brush with Earth
Posted on September 8th, 2010 We got a reminder today that the Earth remains something of a cosmic…
Rosetta’s hot date with Lutetia
Posted on July 11th, 2010 Space scientists are celebrating after a European probe sent home spectacular photos of…
Rosetta Homes In On Target Asteroid
Posted on July 8th, 2010 A European spaceprobe is on final approach to fly past the biggest asteroid…
Hunt begins for killer asteroids
Posted on June 17th, 2010 A powerful new automatic telescope has begun watching the sky for deadly asteroids…