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December 21,2007
Tunguska Revision, and a Possible NEA Impact on Mars
A proposed downsizing of the energy of the 1908 Tunguska airburst implies an increase in the expected frequency of such impacts. In addition, a possible Mars-impactor has been discovered by the Spaceguard Survey. Read more...

November 10,2007
Congressional Hearings on NEO Survey Programs
On Thursday, November 8, 2007, the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing to examine the status of NASA's Near-Earth Object survey program and review the findings and recommendations of NASA's report to Congress. Read more...
 
 
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