UN Talks Action on Space Strikes

Asteroids need interception: The next major threatening event could occur in less than 20 years. Asteroid Apophis is due to pass close to the Earth and analyses suggest a one in 45,000 chance of a collision.

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Space Shuttle Is Key Issue For Obama

Deciding the fate of the shuttle is particularly time-sensitive. If the government decides to fly more shuttle missions, it could impact how quickly NASA can move forward with a shuttle replacement, set to be ready to fly by March 2015.

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Fireball meteor over Oklahoma

On September 30, a spectacular bolide meteor surprised a group of amateur astronomers enjoying dark night skies over the Oklahoma panhandle's Black Mesa State Park.

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