(meteorobs) Asteroids--NPR's Science Friday--Broadcast Later today, Feb. 23, 2007

[W. Watson]

In hour one.

We'll also talk about efforts to keep tabs on asteroids that might
endanger the planet. Last week, researchers called for an
international effort, potentially coordinated by the United Nations,
to act as a planetary response team for potential space threats.
Though sky watchers have not located any definite threats so far, one
worry is that by the time a threat is spotted, it will be too late for
any one country to be able to take useful action on its own.
Researchers pointed to one asteroid, 99942 Apophis, that has the
potential to come quite near the Earth in 2036 -- but they don't know
what else is out there.

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          Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
              (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
               Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

          "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in
           doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he
           shall end in certainties." -- Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626
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