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IAU / Near Earth Objects
Summary of research on near Earth objects, activities of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Near Earth Objects (WGNEO).
Wikipedia: Near-Earth object
Encyclopedia article covers collision danger, spacecraft access, efforts to catalog NEOs, classifications, impact hazard scales.
Arcetri Near Earth Object Precovery Program (ANEOPP)
A search for NEO images in existing photographic plate archives. Archives used, procedures, personnel involved, sample images.
Asteroids and Comets
Basic information about near Earth asteroids and the hazard they pose to Earth. Asteroid origins, potentially hazardous asteroids, Earth crossing asteroids, Torino impact scale.
Earth Crossing Asteroids
Results from NASA sponsored research on the physical modeling of Earth crossing asteroids using radar and optical data. Images, animations, 3D models.
Understanding the Distribution of Near Earth Objects.
Technical paper describing sources and orbital evolution of near Earth objects, and implications for NEO search efforts.
JPL Near-Earth Object Program
NASA NEO Program Office at JPL. Overview, press releases, FAQ, 3D orbit viewer. Research information and statistics, including risk calculations for possible collisions with Earth.
Ondrejov NEO Program
Activities at Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Republic, for photometry and astrometry of NEOs. Project news, binary near Earth asteroids, people involved, lists of light curve parameters.
NEO Information Centre
Virtual exhibition and online activities on the nature of NEOs and the hazard they pose, what efforts are being made to detect NEOs and avert collisions.
Planetary Society's Near Earth Objects Page
NEO overview, projects, details on selected objects, space missions, news, Gene Shoemaker grant fund.
More Near Earth Objects Sites
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