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	Topics Spaceguard Topic Home The term Spaceguard loosely refers to a number of efforts to discover and study near-Earth objectNear-Earth object Near-Earth objects are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit and which may therefore ... s (NEO). Arthur C. ClarkeArthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke is an English author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel 2001: A Space Odys... coined the term in his novel Rendezvous with RamaRendezvous with Rama *Rendezvous with Rama* is a novel by Arthur C.... where SPACEGUARD was the name of an early warning system created following a catastrophic asteroid impactFacts About Impact event Impact events are caused by the collision of large meteoroids, asteroids or comets with Earth and may sometimes be followed... . This name was later adopted by a number of real life efforts to discover and study near-Earth objects. A 1992 U.S. CongressionalUnited States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the United States federal government.... study produced a "Spaceguard Survey Report" which led to a mandate that NASANASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for the nation'... locate 90% of large near-Earth asteroids within 10 years. This is often referred to as the "Spaceguard Goal." A number of efforts which receive money through NASA are all considered to be working on the "Spaceguard Project." The Working Group on Near-Earth Objects (WGNEO) of the International Astronomical UnionInternational Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union unites national astronomical societies from around the world.... presented a paper in 1995 titled "Beginning the Spaceguard Survey" which led to an international organization called the "Spaceguard Foundation." Subsequently there have been Spaceguard associations or foundations formed in countries around the world to support the ideas of discovering and studying near-Earth objects. Generally, the Spaceguard organizations formed within individual countries are associated with the international foundation or with the U.S. efforts only by name, common interests, and similar goals. Asteroids are discovered by telescopeTelescope The word "telescope" usually refers to optical telescopes, but there are telescopes for most of the spectrum of electromagne... s which repeatedly survey large areas of sky. Efforts which concentrate on discovering NEOs are considered part of the "Spaceguard Survey," regardless of which organization they are affiliated with. Neither the Vitim eventVitim event The Vitim event or Bodaybo event is believed to be an impact by a bolide or comet nucleus in the Vitim River basin.... nor the Eastern Mediterranean EventEastern Mediterranean Event The Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy aerial explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34?N 21?E on June 6th... were detected in advance by any Spaceguard effort. See also Asteroid deflection Catalina Sky SurveyCatalina Sky Survey Catalina Sky Survey is a project to discover comets and asteroids, and to search for near-earth objects.... Near Earth Asteroid TrackingNear Earth Asteroid Tracking Near Earth Asteroid Tracking is a program run by NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory to discover near-Earth objects.... Orbit@homeOrbit@home orbit@home is a BOINC-based distributed computing project which uses the Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis f... monitoring the impact hazard posed by Near Earth ObjectsNear-Earth object Near-Earth objects are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit and which may therefore ... The Hammer of GodThe Hammer of God *The Hammer of God* is a science fiction novel written by Arthur C.... Vitim eventFacts About Vitim event The Vitim event or Bodaybo event is believed to be an impact by a bolide or comet nucleus in the Vitim River basin.... Eastern Mediterranean EventEastern Mediterranean Event The Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy aerial explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34?N 21?E on June 6th... External links "Bigger Telescopes Seek Killer Asteroids" article by Michael Paine 2000 "Asteroid False Alarm Shows Limits of Alert Systems" article by Stefan Lovgren 2004 "Planetary Defense Systems" article by Kip Ingram