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  1. @Dhue83 Lots of misinformation floating around. You can get some factual info on 2012 from a JPL scientist: http://bit.ly/4DKxmp about 19 hours ago from web
  2. @TONESTARKS Lots available on # of asteroids hitting Earth. Watch the Flash presentation: http://bit.ly/1uRvbG (click on size matters) about 19 hours ago from web
  3. @Recruiting_U We rec trying out telescopes BEFORE you buy. Check out our Night Sky Network (http://bit.ly/1hp20f) for more info. about 19 hours ago from web
  4. Small asteroid 2009 WV51 passed Earth safely today 11:53 am PST. About 13 meters across, about .39 lunar distances (150,000 km/93,000 m). about 20 hours ago from web
  5. Across western US many saw a fantastic fireball last night. Not a Leonid, but a small meteor hitting the atmosphere. http://bit.ly/4uFWzH 4:52 PM Nov 18th from Seesmic
  6. Didn't wake up early enough to see a Leonid during the meteor shower? You can see some pics of them here: http://bit.ly/33y1Wu 4:32 PM Nov 18th from Seesmic
  7. Via @NASA: Web chat with a NASA scientist about the Leonids meteor shower. Mon. 11/16, 4 p.m. EST at: http://bit.ly/4iz2kM 10:35 PM Nov 13th from Seesmic
  8. Thanks, we're flattered! RT @KristiLeVeque nominated @asteroidwatch for Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow http://mashable.com/owa 3:21 PM Nov 12th from web
  9. @CheapCats Lots going on! 2 meteor shows this month (Taurids & Leonids); asteroid 2009 UH14 goes by on 11/12 at 2.5 lunar distances. 11:35 PM Nov 9th from Seesmic in reply to CheapCats
  10. @Recruiting_U We're in the Taurid meteor shower now (peak Nov 13) w/ the Leonids starting soon. Good site for info: http://bit.ly/1cbDDV 11:31 PM Nov 9th from Seesmic
  11. @astrosigmaguy Its magnitude was 28.6. 6:50 PM Nov 6th from web in reply to astrosigmaguy
  12. @Dreamaleigh Definitely more cool than scary. If it had entered our atmosphere it would have become a fireball and burned up. 5:39 PM Nov 6th from web
  13. @Fuzzfeatures For this size? Objects this size burn up in the atmosphere, creating a fireball that often goes unnoticed. 5:22 PM Nov 6th from web in reply to Fuzzfeatures
  14. @farieprinces Objects this size hit our atmosphere and burn up, often unnoticed. We're working to find/categorize the larger ones. 5:18 PM Nov 6th from web in reply to farieprinces
  15. Re: questions asking where 2009 VA passed closest to Earth, it was over the Pacific Ocean. 4:28 PM Nov 6th from web
  16. While 2009 VA came close, keep in mind stony asteroids less than 25 meters diameter wouldn't be expected to cause ground damage. 4:14 PM Nov 6th from web
  17. @cosmos4u We should have said 2009 VA in that first tweet. Discovered today by the Catalina Sky Survey Team near Tucson AZ. 4:04 PM Nov 6th from web in reply to cosmos4u
  18. At its closest approach asteroid 2009 VA was about 8700 miles above the Earth's surface. 3:54 PM Nov 6th from web
  19. Today's (Nov 6) flyby of asteroid 2009 VA is the third closest on record. 3:43 PM Nov 6th from web
  20. Asteroid 2000 VA, ~7 meters in size, passed at just 14,100 km (8,761 miles) from Earth’s surface today 11/6 at approx 16:30 EST. 3:40 PM Nov 6th from web
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