For example, it was possible to build a LOCUS cluster containing both PDP-11 / 45 and VAX 750 machines, but instruction sets used were not identical, so two versions of each object program would be needed
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If it is an asteroid and it hits the planet, " it would be equivalent to a fairly sizable nuclear blast, " said Donald Yeomans, manager of the Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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It has recently been joined by surveys which specialize in locating the near-Earth objects ( NEO ), many ( as of early 2007 ) funded by NASA's Near Earth Object program office as part of their Spaceguard program.
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Although some inaccurate press reports have suggested that it may pose an impact risk to Earth, the NASA / JPL Near Earth Object Program Office reported that it poses no risk of impact to any planet for at least 150 years.
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As a result of a set of hearings by the NASA Advisory Committee following the Chelyabinsk explosion in 2013, in conjunction with a White House request to double its budget, NASA s Near Earth Object Program funding was increased to $ 40.5 M / year in its FY2014 ( Fiscal Year 2014 ) budget.
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There have been only a limited number of sightings of Asteroid 2004 MN4, which has been given an initial rating of 2 on the 10-point Torino Impact Hazard Scale used by astronomers to predict asteroid or comet impacts, said Donald Yeomans, manager of the Near Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.