Tuesday, September 28, 2010

'2010 ST3' asteroid spotted one month before it's due to pass close to Earth | Mail Online

This has been called a ''Potentially Hazardous'' asteroid. this is what NASA has to say about   David Morrison, who has the delightful title "director of space" at the NASA Ames Research Center, likes to say that the number of people searching for threatening astronomical objects is 11 smaller than the staff of one McDonald's restaurant." Collectively, this little band discovers two or three Earth approaching asteroids every month-a useful contribution but not enough to make any considerable dent in our ignorance.

Hmmmm  I don't think two or three a month is enough. 

'2010 ST3' asteroid spotted one month before it's due to pass close to Earth | Mail Online

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