NASA to find most Earth-threatening asteroids by end of 2008


NASA to find most Earth-threatening asteroids by end of 2008 -- Patrick Thibodeau   -- Computerworld  -- January 3, 2008
Asteroid Tracking

By the end of this year, NASA hopes to find about 90% of the largest asteroids that could potentially strike Earth, a blast that could throw dust into the atmosphere and cause firestorms and acid rain. These asteroids can be as large as mountains but are at least 1 kilometer (3,280.8 feet) in diameter. NASA estimates that 900 of these objects are in potentially hazardous range of Earth.

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