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JPL unveils 'asteroid watch' Web site

Alex Cohen
Published Jul 29, 2009 7:23 PM
Artist's rendering of an asteroid breaking up.
Artist's rendering of an asteroid breaking up.
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Don Yeomans, a senior research scientist at JPL, keeps a watchful eye on near-Earth objects -- asteroids, comets and other space rocks. Yeomans heads a group charged by NASA to watch for objects whose orbits bring them close to Earth.
Don Yeomans, a senior research scientist at JPL, keeps a watchful eye on near-Earth objects -- asteroids, comets and other space rocks. Yeomans heads a group charged by NASA to watch for objects whose orbits bring them close to Earth.
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JPL unveils 'asteroid watch' Web site
JPL unveils 'asteroid watch' Web site

Have you ever watched those movies where an asteroid is hurtling toward the Earth at rapid speed? Well, if you like that sort of thing, you might want to check out a new website launched by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The site provides information about so-called near-Earth objects. Don Yeomans is the manager of NASA's Near Earth Object Office at JPL. KPCC's Alex Cohen asked Yeomans why they created the website.

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