NEAR Asteroid Rendezvous Update

Space Weather alert + NEAR asteroid rendezvous update

Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?:

The NEAR spacecraft is now less than 1000 km from asteroid 433 Eros. It is scheduled to enter orbit around the space rock at 10:33 EST on Monday morning. Critical science observations are slated to begin 11 hours earlier when the spacecraft passes directly between the Sun and Eros.

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SPACE WEATHER ALERT: The NOAA Space Environment Center reports that the Earth's magnetic field was disturbed today due to a coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on February 9. Geomagnetic activity, including high-latitude and mid-latitude aurora, could continue for the next 24 to 48 hours. See http://www.SpaceWeather.com for more information.

http://www.spaceweather.com

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Contact: Tony Phillips
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