Last Chance to Sign Up for Belize Science Expedition - Sign up for The Planetary Society's January 2000 Expedition to Belize. Recent Meteor Discovery Yields Smelly Results - Scientists release their first findings regarding the Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory meteor. A Near Miss - Earth not a target for 2030 impact. Three days after the discovery of a potential Earth-impacting asteroid, the story changes. NEAR Reveals Fascinating Eros Data NEAR has been in orbit around Eros for six months.
Scientists announce some initial findings.
The Planetary Society's Executive Director Louis Friedman responds to the UK Task Force report. The British announce the findings of their NEO Task Force. Scientists discover a crater on Centaur 8405 Asbolus. The Stardust mission is proceeding on schedule, despite a foggy lens. Comet Linear appears to be rapidly breaking up.