marți, 27 octombrie 2009

Asteroid explosion over Indonesia raises fears about Earth's defences











On 8 October, the rock crashed into the atmosphere above South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The blast was heard by monitoring stations 10,000 miles away, according to a report by scientists at the University of Western Ontario.

Scientists are concerned that it was not spotted by any telescopes, and that had it been larger it could have caused a disaster. Full story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6444895/Asteroid-explosion-over-Indonesia-raises-fears-about-Earths-defences.html

* Stephen Hawking: "Asteroid Impacts Biggest Threat to Intelligent Life in the Galaxy... Californian Congressman for Planet X Forsight... EXPERTS CALL FOR GLOBAL NETWORK TO PREVENT ASTEROID DISASTERS:
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2009/06/stephen-hawking-asteroid-impacts.html