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CSI - Comet/Asteroid Scene InvestigationJPL scientists use advanced technologies to track asteroids and comets that have the potential to one day come close to Earth. |
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Early Radar Observations of Asteroid 2012 DA14This 73-frame movie of asteroid 2012 DA14 was generated from data obtained by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on the night of Feb. 15 to 16, 2013. |
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Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 from Samford Valley ObservatoryThis movie from the Samford Valley Observatory in Brisbane, Australia, shows asteroid 2012 DA14 during its close —but safe— flyby of Earth around 12:59 UTC on Feb. 15 (7:59 a.m. EST, or 4:59 a.m. PST) |
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flight PathA narrated animation depicting the trajectory of asteroid 2012 DA14 as it travels within the Earth-moon system on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 as Seen by Murrumbateman ObservatoryMovie from the Murrumbateman Observatory in Australia of asteroid 2012 DA14 during its close, but safe, flyby of Earth. Images were taken around 12:18 p.m. EST on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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Asteroid Spotted at Closest ApproachMovie showing asteroid 2012 DA14 flying safely by Earth, as seen by the Gingin Observatory in Australia around the time of its closest approach. |
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Outbound Near-Earth Asteroid, as Seen from SpainImages from the La Sagra Sky Survey, operated by the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca in Spain, showing asteroid 2012 DA14 around 12:59 p.m. PST (3:59 p.m. EST, or 20:59 UTC) on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Images Comet ISONThis series of images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) was taken by the Medium-Resolution Imager of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft over a 36-hour period on Jan. 17 and 18, 2013. |
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Safely Pass EarthThe flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14 on Feb. 15, 2013, will be the closest known approach to Earth for an object its size. |
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flight PathAn animation depicting the trajectory of asteroid 2012 DA14 as it travels within the Earth-moon system on Feb. 15, 2013. |
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NASA Radar Images Asteroid ToutatisThis 64-frame movie of asteroid Toutatis was generated from data by Goldstone's Solar System Radar on Dec. 12 and 13, 2012. |
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Dawn's Greatest Hits at VestaThis video highlights Dawn's top accomplishments during its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. |
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Vesta's Coat of Many ColorsThis animation of Vesta is made from images taken with Dawn's framing camera. Many of the images were taken at different viewing angles to provide stereo for use in determining the topography. |
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Dawn's Virtual Flight over VestaThis movie uses data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft to simulate the view from the spacecraft flying over the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. |
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Touring Vesta's CratersThis video takes viewers on a virtual tour of Vesta's south polar basin, the 'snowman' set of craters and a crater called Oppia. |
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12-21-2012 Just Another DayNASA scientist explains why the world won't end in 2012. For more information, visit: |
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Soar Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-DSoar over the giant asteroid Vesta in 3-D. Put on your 3-D glasses for this ride over asteroid Vesta. |
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Updated Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was obtained on Nov. 7, 2011, at 11:45 a.m. PST (2:45 p.m. EST/1945 UTC). |
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First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55This six-frame movie of asteroid 2005 YU55 was generated from data obtained by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on Nov. 7, 2011. |
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Asteroid 2005 YU55An aircraft carrier-sized asteroid makes a safe, close flyby of Earth on Nov. 8, 2011. |
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Sounds of a Comet EncounterDuring its Feb. 14, 2011, flyby of comet Tempel 1, an instrument on the protective shield on NASA's Stardust spacecraft was pelted by dust particles and small rocks. |
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Stardust Swoops by Tempel 1This movie shows what it was like for NASA's Stardust spacecraft to fly by comet Tempel 1. |
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Space Rock CensusNEOWISE principal investigator Amy Mainzer describes the ongoing tally of space rocks and comets amassed by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. |
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Meteors Over HuntsvilleVideo of an outbust of bright meteors above Hunstville, Alabama observed on Sept. 9, 2008. |
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Advanced Propulsion for JPL Deep Space MissionsJPL's Dawn mission is en route to rendezvous with the main-belt asteroids Vesta and Ceres, and is using ion propulsion to get there. |
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Asteroid 2007 TU24 Close ApproachJPL scientist Don Yeomans explains how the asteroid will make its swing past Earth around 12:30 a.m., Jan. 29. There is no possibility of an impact with Earth in the foreseeable future. |
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Deep Impact: Rehearsing the Encounter
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Toutatis Asteroid MovieOverview of asteroid Toutatis, passing near Earth in Sept. 2004 |
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Contour Media BriefingA NASA/JPL panel discusses upcoming Contour mission designed to provide the most up-close images of a comet nucleus ever taken. |
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Galileo Detects First Asteroid MoonThe Galileo spacecraft discovers the first satellite orbiting an asteroid. |
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Farewell to Deep Space 1After successfully testing 12 advanced technologies important for future space science missions and passing by two comets, the Deep Space 1 mission is bid farewell. |
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JPL scientist Don Yeomans explains how the asteroid will make its swing past Earth on Jan. 29. There is no possibility of an impact with Earth in the foreseeable future. |
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