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DESCRIPTION:International Astronomical Search Collaboration: Asteroid Discoveries by 
 High School & College Students\n\nAsteroids are millions upon millions of 
 boulders of rock that reside primarily between the orbits of Mars and 
 Jupiter. They vary in size from small pebbles to boulders miles across. 
 Over the past 4.5 billion years, tens of thousands have crossed Earth's 
 orbit... earning the name of near-Earth objects (NEO). The large NEOs pose 
 an impact hazard. In fact, Earth's atmosphere is hit every day by this 
 rocky material, but most of them are small and burn up in the atmosphere. 
 Every few million years, an NEO 3-5 miles in diameter hits Earth. This is 
 large enough to extinguish life. The last time this happened was ~65 
 million years ago in the Gulf of Mexico near Chicxulub. That impact created 
 a crater more than 100 miles in diameter and is believed to have 
 contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and 50% of all other life on 
 Earth.\n\n\nThe NASA Near-Earth Program is located at the Jet Propulsion 
 Laboratory (Pasadena, CA). Its purpose is to identify the Earth-threatening 
 NEOs. The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC = "Isaac") 
 is an online education program in which high school and college students 
 make original discoveries of NEOs and Main Belt Asteroids. Come to hear 
 more about asteroids, Earth-threatening boulders, and IASC. \n\n\nAbout the 
 Speaker\n\nDr. J. Patrick Miller is a professor of mathematics at 
 Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX and Director of the International 
 Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC). He also teaches introductory 
 astronomy and astronomical research methods at the University. He is the 
 founder of IASC in October 2006, and serves as the Vice-President of the 
 Permanent Council of the Global Hands-On Universe Association. Dr. Miller 
 is currently a Guest Researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National 
 Laboratory.\n\n\nThe "East Bay Science Café" is a Café Scientifique style 
 forum for discussing interesting and relevant scientific issues. The goal 
 is to encourage public engagement with science by inviting members of the 
 scientific community to present topics for a casual evening of 
 conversation.  The "East Bay Science Café" is brought to you by the 
 University of California Berkeley Natural History Museums 
 http://bnhm.berkeley.edu/ and Science@Cal! 
 http://scienceatcal.berkeley.edu/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/21/18685575.php
SUMMARY:Café Science: Dr. J. Patrick Miller
LOCATION:La Peña Cultural Center\n3105 Shattuck Avenue\nBerkeley, CA 94705
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/21/18685575.php
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