A noted 4-meter asteroid, 2008 TC 3, was observed in space on a collision course with Earth on 6 October 2008 and entered Earth's atmosphere the next day, striking a remote area of northern Sudan. It was the first time that a meteoroid had been observed in space and tracked prior to impacting Earth.
In the mean time, it is still possible to reconstruct in a limited manner the development of Thomas Paineâs religious beliefs. Born in England during the latter years of the Enlightenment he was first shaped by his Quaker father and Catholic mother.
In the pamphlet Common Sense Thomas Paine urged the American colonists to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. Thomas Paine insisted on swift independence in his pamphlet using clear and concise language, so that the general population could read it.