10,000 Near-Earth Objects and Counting
Ten Thousandth Near-Earth Object Unearthed in Space [Watch], NASA JPL
“More than 10,000 asteroids and comets that can pass near Earth have now been discovered. The 10,000th near-Earth object, asteroid 2013 MZ5, was first detected on the night of June 18, 2013, by the Pan-STARRS-1 telescope, located on the 10,000-foot (convert) summit of the Haleakala crater on Maui. Managed by the University of Hawaii, the PanSTARRS survey receives NASA funding.”
Wonderful title. Up there with AvWeek’s (old) editorial stating that NASA should not be allowed to operate in a vacuum.