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The Spacewatch Project<br />

Under the direction of Tom Gehrels and Bob McMillan, the <strong>University</strong> of<br />

Arizona's<br />

Spacewatch Observatory pioneered in the automated discovery of NEAs.<br />

Tumbling Stone<br />

A popular-level web-based magazine about NEAs published in Italy by the<br />

Spaceguard Foundation.<br />

Space Mechanics Group: Near Earth Objects<br />

"....The objects (asteroids, comets, meteoroids) whose orbits cross the orbit of<br />

the Earth are studied from different points of view."<br />

UK Government website on NEOs<br />

UK Government website on NEOs, including the official government report on<br />

the impact risk and many related stories<br />

NEAR-Shoemaker<br />

NEAR-Shoemaker, the NASA space mission that orbited an asteroid for a year<br />

and then landed on the surface.<br />

IAU Working Group on NEOs<br />

The <strong>International</strong> Astronomical Union helps coordinate astronomers world-wide<br />

in discovery and research on Near Earth Objects.<br />

LINEAR<br />

LINEAR, the NASA-USAF search project that is leading the way in the<br />

Spaceguard Survey.<br />

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