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Contributed N.I Staff 02-07-2009 - NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images(2)

More info:One of the goals of the LRO mission is to scout potential landing sites for future missions.It will also look for resources and characterize the lunar environment

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Contributed N.I Staff 08-06-2009 Asteroid close to Earth N.E.O

Name:2009KL2

Time:Close approach september 2009

Distance:20 million kilometres from earth

Size:Approximately 800 meters

During flyby in september it will not be visible to the naked eye

Contributed N.I Staff 30-05-2009 Asteroid close to Earth N.E.O

Name:2009JR2

Time:Close approach May 18,2009

Distance:0.0259 AU

Size:27-60 m

On may 23,2009 Another N.E.O 207945(1991JW) much bigger then 2009JR2 estimated size 207945(1991JW):370- 830 m

N.E.O 2009JR2 (calculation June 16,2009)

Contributed N.I Staff 19-04-2009 - Unidentified/Not rated structure Mars

Location:Nearby Antoniadi Crater

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Contributed N.I Staff 07-04-2009 - Comet discovery C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN)

Name Comet:C/2009 F6(Yi-SWAN).Named after South Korean Yi Dae-am,and Robert Mason- SWAN (Solar Wind ANisotropies)

Time:March 28,2009

Distance:The comet was closest to Earth on 2009 April 7 (1.76 AU)

Image 1 Tracking March 26 C/2009 F6(Yi-SWAN)

Image 1 Tracking April 17 C/2009 F6(Yi-SWAN)

Image 1 Tracking May 10 C/2009 F6(Yi-SWAN)

Image 1 Tracking June 12 C/2009 F6(Yi-SWAN)

Contributed N.I Staff 23-03-2009 - Images crew STS119 Discovery ISS

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Contributed N.I Staff 19-03-2009 - Asteroid close to Earth N.E.O 2009 FH

Name Asteroid:2009FH

Time:5:17am Pacific time on Wednesday,March 18,2009(12:17 Universal Time)

Size:approximately 15 meters in diameter

Distance:79,000 kilometers (49,000 miles) near Earth

Image 2009FH

Contributed N.I Staff 15-03-2009 - Possible Candidate Planet X (2003 UB313,Kuiper Belt)

A minor planet in the outer reaches of the solar system discovered in 2000.Also in 2005 NASA discovered a planet bigger then Pluto.However Yale University photographed this unknown planet in 2003

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Contributed N.I Staff 03-03-2009 - Asteroid close to Earth. N.E.O 2009DD45

Name Asteroid:2009DD45 (Power of real impact far over 1000 Hiroshima atomic bombs)

Time:02-03-09 13:44 - Universal Time

Size:approximately 40m wide

Distance:46,478.5 miles or 0.000482 AU

Image Asteroid 2009DD45

Contributed N.I Staff 17-01-2009 - Unknown objects nearby Area 51

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Contributed N.I Staff 16-11-2008 - Asteroid close to Earth on 03-11-2008

Name Asteroid:2008VM

Time:5.49 UT till 22.29 UT

Size:approximately 3 meters wide(10ft)

Distance:28.000 miles near Earth

Contributed N.I Staff 02-11-2008 - Strange spots on surface Moon

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Contributed N.I Staff 24-10-2008 - Japan's Kaguya Moon Image oct 2008

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Contributed N.I Staff 18-10-2008 - Asteroids hits Earth atmosphere

Name Asteroid:TC3 or 8TA9D69

Time:10:46 EDT or 02:46 UT

Location:Eastern Africa,Sudan

Size:Between 3 and 15 feet (1-5 m)

Video N.I Capturing TC3

TC3 is 1 out of 4 asteroids or meteorites that hit Earth’s atmosphere or close by Earth.More observations on 09-10-2008.Asteroid 2008TS26 missed Earth by 7000 kilometres.On 15-10-2008 a small meteorite observed on 15-10-2008 at 5:28:Location impact:Ontario,Canada Image Meteorite

On 21-10-2008 asteroid 2008US close to Earth approximately 25.000 km above surface