Sky Mapping
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:33 am
Looking for asteroids.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/201007 ... 2T500.html
http://apnews.excite.com/article/201007 ... 2T500.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Worried about Earth-threatening asteroids? One of NASA's newest space telescopes has spotted 25,000 never-before-seen asteroids in just six months.
Ninety-five of those are considered "near Earth," but in the language of astronomy that means within 30 million miles. Luckily for us, none poses any threat to Earth anytime soon.