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") ") Jump to navigation Catalina Sky Survey Toggle navigation MAIN MENU Open Navigation About CSS About Us Facilities Operations History Great Discoveries Staff Contact News CSS in the News NASA NEO News More NEO News Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Earth-Grazing Asteroid, the 4th Closest Recorded Flyby Science Science Overview Discovery Statistics CRTS Publications CSS Orbit View FAQs Gallery Full Gallery Asteroids Astrophotography History Telescopes Outreach Outreach at CSS Ask an Asteroid Hunter Asteroid Day Ask an Expert Travelers in the Night OSIRIS-REx LPL Outreach Mt Lemmon Sky Center Materials Search Catalina Sky Survey About us CSS Telescopes Learn More Great Discoveries Learn More CSS in the News Learn more Catalina Sky Survey CSS Telescopes Great Discoveries CSS in the News About CSS The Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) is a NASA funded project supported by the Near Earth Object Observation Program (NEOO) under the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO). We are based at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Lab in Tucson, Arizona. Our mission at CSS is fully dedicated to discover and track near-Earth objects (NEOs) in an effort to meet the congressional mandate to catalogue at least 90 percent of the estimated population of NEOs larger than 140 meters, some of which classify as potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) which pose an impact threat to Earth. Longstanding success of the project is attributable to our comprehensive sky coverage, continued development and application of innovative software and our NEO detection pipeline, and the inclusion of near real-time human attention to the NEO discovery and follow-up process. CSS in the News Catalina Sky Survey Scares-Up Tiny Earth-Grazing Halloween Asteroid Friday, November 1, 2019 Catalina Sky Survey astronomer Teddy Pruyne discovers tiny asteroid, missing Earth by a cosmic whisker. CSS Observer Africano Discovers 2019’s Closest Earth-Grazing Asteroid April 17, 2019 On April 18, 2019 newly discovered asteroid ‘2019 GC6’ will graze by the Earth passing between the Earth and moon. Read more In a Record-Setting Year, Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Over 1000 Near Earth Asteroid for 2018! Jan. 13, 2019 The Catalina Sky Survey posted 1056 new near-Earth objects for 2018, the first survey to discover more than 1000 in a calendar year. The record-setting 2018 batch also pushed CSS’s historical total to over 9000 new NEOs. Read more Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Earth-Grazing Asteroid, the 4th Closest Flyby Ever Recorded Nov. 28, 2018 On October 19, 2018 Earth was grazed by a small asteroid designated as ‘2018 UA’. The space rock was discovered by the NASA-funded and University of Arizona based Catalina Sky Survey only 10 hours before its closest approach. Read more Upcoming Events All Day April 22, 2020 Lyrid Meteor Shower All Day May 6, 2020 Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower All Day Aug. 12, 2020 Perseid Meteor Shower Peak August 12-13 View all events on the calendar Lunar Phase Waxing Crescent » CSS NEAs Period NEAs 2020 309 1995 - Present 10361 All Groups 1995 - present 21898 Mt. Lemmon All-Sky Camera Featured CSS Asteroid Citation (300128 ) Panditjasraj = 2006 VP 32 Discovered 2006 by the Catalina Sky Survey Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj (b. 1930) is an exponent of Indian Classical vocal music. A life dedicated to music, Jasraj is the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and titles including the prestigious Padma Vibhushan and the Sangeet Natak Academi Award. His distinctive voice traverses a remarkable four-and-a-half octaves. (M.P.C. 115895). Return to the top of this page. Catalina Sky Survey, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 1629 E University Blvd Tucson, AZ 85721-0092 520-621-6963 Emergency Information Title IX UAlert Information Security & Privacy Copyright Campus Accessibility Diversity Facebook University Information Security and Privacy © 2020 The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona ....