Large Near Earth Object Impacts (20)

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http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
Asteroid Comet Impact Hazards [Official NASA site] Open in a new browser window
   Reports, Torino impact hazard scale, latest news, and image gallery.
   http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/401777.stm
Asteroid impact scale endorsed Open in a new browser window
   A new scale that will quantify the risk of an asteroid or comet hitting the Earth has been adopted by the International Astronomical Union.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/401777.stm
http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/cccmenu.html
Cambridge Conference Correspondence Open in a new browser window
   Home page and archives of forum discussing geological, historical, and potential near-earth-object (NEO) impacts, NEO research and risk assessment, and social policies and social change to ameliorate impact effects.
   http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/cccmenu.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/347764.stm
Close shave with asteroid Open in a new browser window
   A large asteroid could miss the Earth by only 38,000 kilometres (very close in cosmic terms) in 2027, according to new astronomical observations. What's more it will remain dangerously close for about 600 years, and chaos theory means that it is impossibl
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/347764.stm
http://www.doomsdayasteroid.com/
DoomsdayAsteroid.com Open in a new browser window
   Collected explanations, descriptions, articles, and links relating to historical and potential earth impacts by asteroids.
   http://www.doomsdayasteroid.com/
http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/
Earth Impact Database Open in a new browser window
   Assembled since 1985 by researchers at the Geological Survey of Canada (a division of Natural Resources Canada), this site also includes an article on impact cratering, a FAQ, and images.
   http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/
http://www.fair-society.org
Future Asteroid Interception Research Open in a new browser window
   An organization raising funds for projects that search for threatening asteroids.
   http://www.fair-society.org
http://www.redgumbooks.com/
Hercolubus or Red Planet Open in a new browser window
   Describes how a gigantic planet is approaching the Earth and the changes that this fact will bring about.
   http://www.redgumbooks.com/
http://personals.galaxyinternet.net/tunga/
Impact Open in a new browser window
   Describes the threat posed by a comet or asteroid impact and provides disaster preparedness planning for such an event.
   http://personals.galaxyinternet.net/tunga/
http://www.csicop.org/si/9705/asteroid.html
Is the Sky Falling? (from the CSICOP Skeptical Enquirer) Open in a new browser window
   There is a tremendous difference in the estimated dangers of asteroids, stretching on what separates legitimate science from pseudoscience. Ten recent trade books are reviewed that span a broad range in interpretations.
   http://www.csicop.org/si/9705/asteroid.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/373938.asp
MSNBC - Adding Up the Risks of Cosmic Impact Open in a new browser window
   New research indicates that in the short term, the threat is more from smaller space objects.
   http://www.msnbc.com/news/373938.asp
http://members.aol.com/stoneequation/
Nibiru Open in a new browser window
   Demonstrates how Nibiru can be found from ancient monument.
   http://members.aol.com/stoneequation/
http://www.revelation13.net/asteroid.html
Revelation 13: Could an Asteroid or Comet Hit Earth? Open in a new browser window
   The prophecies of the Bible and Nostradamus predict that an asteroid or comet could hit earth.
   http://www.revelation13.net/asteroid.html

Last Updated: 2005-01-24 05:57:46