The future of the human
species is tied in a very deep way to the coming and passing of Asteroids
and Comets. While the impact of an Asteroid or Comet poses a major threat
to our global civilization, these objects hold tremendous promise as sources
of raw materials in the not to distant future as we pave the path to becoming
a spacefaring civilization. These objects may also hold the key not only
to the long term survival of the human species but, in also understanding
the origin of the solar system and the Origin of Life on Earth and elsewhere
in the universe.
Hot Links
Theories of Mass Extinction
Doomsday 65 Million Years
Ago.
Current Research on the Treat
of Impact
The
SpaceGuard Survey
Orbit
Diagrams
Of
various Near-Earth objects and comets.
Potentially
Dangerous NEOs
Tables
of past and future close approaches to the Earth.
Terrestrial
Impact Structures (list)
Nice
atlas with maps and images.
Comet
& Minor Planet - ephemerides, star
chart and free software for observers.
CTH
3D Comet Impact Simulations - what would
happen if a comet the size of the largest fragment of Comet Shoemaker-Levy
that crashed into Jupiter in 1994 were to strike the earth? Find out here.
Minor
Planet Center - operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory, under the auspices of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical
Union (IAU).
Monthly
Information about Comets
Rock
& Roll Minor Planets - actual minor planets names after
actual classic rock stars.
Scientific
American: Bang and Splat - A supercomputer anticipates the catastrophic
impact of a giant comet.
Small
Comets - A series of spectacular images
produced by cameras on NASA's Polar spacecraft have confirmed that Earth
is being pelted by thousands of small comets each day.
Comet
Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision With Jupiter.
Champollion/Deep
Space 4 Mission - designed to perform
the first landing of scientific instruments on the surface of a cometary
nucleus.
Educational WebSites
A
Teacher's Guide
Activities
about cosmic collisons by Sally Stephens of PASP.
Comet's
Tale, The - self guided module, classroom
activity and interactive learning game. Includes instructions on how to
make a comet in the classroom.
Meteorite
Central - site offers meteorite information,
educational articles, a mailing list, chat room, and meteorites for sale.
Meteorite
and Impacts Advisory Committee
Antarctic
Search for Meteorites (ANSMET)
International
Meteor Organization
FIDACThe
Meteorite Market
R.A.
Langheinrich Meteorites
Meteorites,
Inc.
Tunguska : June 30th, 1908
Planetary Defense Against Asteroids and Comets
Bill
Bottke's Asteroid Research
Asteroids and Comets in Humanity's
Future - The Role of Asteroids and Comets in Building
a Spacefaring Civilization
NEAP Spacecraft appoaching an Asteroid.
This is a mission Sponcered by The SpaceDev
Corporation.
The
Space Development Corporation.
Mike
Combs' Space Settlement Page.
University
of Arizona - NASA Space Engineering Research Center - The
home of In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technology. Our research emphasis
is on developing usefull technologies for the utilization of natural resources
on the Moon, Mars and asteroids.
Alex
Michael Bonnici's Space Exploration Page.
Alex
Michael Bonnici's Mars Exploration Page.
Alex
Michael Bonnici's Astronomy Page.
The
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
In
honor of Carl Sagan
Towards
2001 and Beyond The next 200 Years in Space Exploration. This site is devoted
to the novel and motion picture 2001: A Space Odyssey, and a vision of
humanity's future in space.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at albonnici_1998@yahoo.com
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