We Saw It Coming: Asteroid Monitored from Outer Space to Ground Impact
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 16:21
in Astronomy & Space
An international research team has been able to identify an asteroid in space before it entered Earth's atmosphere, enabling computers to determine its area of origin in the solar system as well as predict the arrival time and location on Earth of its shattered surviving parts.
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