2008 TC3 links
- "First Ever Spectrum of an Asteroid Which Hit the Earth," Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes - 25 March 2009
- "Asteroid Impact Helps Trace Meteorite Origins," Carnegie Institution of Washington - 25 March 2009 - Quote: "This asteroid was made of a particularly fragile material [and] falls into a category of very rare meteorites called ureilites."
- "UK astronomers observe asteroid before it crashes into Earth," U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council - 25 March 2009 - Quote: "[The 4.2-meter] Herschel Telescope on La Palma ... captured the only spectrum of [the asteroid] before it exploded."
- "First tracked space rock recovered after impact," New Scientist - 19 Feb. 2009 - Quote: "The discovery of meteorites ... completes an astronomical trifecta."
- "Disintegrated Asteroid," SpaceWeather.com - 8 Nov. 2008 - Quote: "for the first time, a ground-based photo has come to light."
- "Asteroid 2008 TC3 Strikes Earth: Predictions and Observations Agree," NASA JPL - 4 Nov. 2008
- "Fireball Detection," U.S. government info posted by Peter Brown - 15 Oct. 2008
- "Little Asteroid Makes a Big Splash," Sky & Telescope - 9 Oct. 2008
- "Meteosat-8 Rapid Scan captures asteroid impact," Eumetsat - 9 Oct. 2008
- "Space rock collides with Earth right on time" & "Space rock found on collision course with Earth," New Scientist - 8 Oct. 2008
- "Asteroid Exploded in Earth's Atmosphere," Space.com - 8 Oct. 2008
- "Asteroid Impact," SpaceWeather.com - 8 Oct. 2008
- "Asteroid affirms prediction program," Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 8 Oct. 2008
- "Earth Impactor 2008 TC3" - La Sagra Observatory - 7 Oct. 2008
- "Fate of asteroid discovered by UA researchers remains unknown," Tucson Citizen - 7 Oct. 2008
- "Asteroid Impact," SpaceWeather.com - 7 Oct. 2008
- "Asteroid 2008 TC3 photographed," Taurus Hill Observatory - 7 Oct. 2008
- "Bolide impact predicted tonight!" - David Morrison's NEO News at SpaceRef.com - 6 Oct. 2008
- "A two-meter asteroid will hit the atmosphere over northern Sudan," Univ. of Arizona - 6 Oct. 2008
- "Boulder-sized Asteroid Will Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere Tonight," Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics - 6 Oct. 2008
- "Small Asteroid Predicted to Cause Brilliant Fireball over Northern Sudan," NASA JPL - 6 Oct. 2008
- "Meteor Strike Forecast for Oct. 6-7," Sky & Telescope - 6 Oct. 2008
- "Incoming Asteroid," SpaceWeather.com - 6 Oct. 2008
- "Small Asteroid to Streak into Earth's Atmosphere Tonight," Space.com - 6 Oct. 2008
- See also reports compiled at Great Shefford Observatory and Wikipedia.
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