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Nasa says they place a high priority on tracking asteroids. nasas near earth object program has found more than 90% of dangerous objects larger than half a mile. the one thought to have killed the dinosaurs was about six miles long. the next time an asteroid is expected to get this close to earth wont be in august 2027. scientists found out about that asteroid in 1999. a near miss, a close encounter on this halloween. >> thank you so much. >> all right, still ahead, we all know sugar can be bad ...

It wasnt spotted until october 10th. >> things are spooky. theyre kind of square ri. this is a spooky thing. it wakes us up to know that stuff is nighing and the solar system all of the time. >> nasa says theyve placed a high priority on tracking asteroids. since 1998, day eve found 90% f dangerous objects mar than half a mile. >> okay. well, the pope drew thousands to

Curve. not only do we have the international space station, but there is a tremendous amount of private initiative that is going on in space now. its a more exciting time. i think than i have ever seen in space. principally because we have private industry, im part of a nonprofit organization, putting a telescope into space. i mean, there is a tremendous amount of individual initiative and private initiative that the u.s. is leading on. >> jamie: you are tracking asteroids. >> i have been workin...