Near-Earth object Near-Earth object A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body whose orbit brings it to proximity with Earth. By convention, a Solar System body is a NEO if its closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU). If a NEO's orbit crosses the Earth's and the object is larger than across, it is considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO). Most known PHOs and NEOs are asteroids, but a small fraction are comets. There are over 19,000 known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), over a hundred short-period near-Earth comets (NECs), and a number of solar-orbiting spacecraft
From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries) narrated the final episode, had previously worked on location at the Johnson Space Center for the 1976 movie "Futureworld", filmed in the same buildings where Apollo moonwalkers had recently trained. The series won 3 Emmy awards for Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie and Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. In addition, the series won a 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries) From the Earth to the Moon is a 12-part 1998 HBO television miniseries co-produced by Ron Howard,