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> [Back in the day, I've heard, particularly with the near-Earth asteroids, there were some asteroid hunters that knew the names of every one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/back-in-the-day-i-ve-heard-particularly-with-the-near-earth-asteroids/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

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## More by Carrie Nugent

> [There are all these interesting rules about asteroid nomenclature. Once you discover it, you have the right to name it, but there's a catch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/there-are-all-these-interesting-rules-about-asteroid-nomenclature/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [NEOWISE needed a cryogen coolant to keep its sensors cool, and that ran out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/neowise-needed-a-cryogen-coolant-to-keep-its-sensors-cool-and-that/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [We've actually named asteroids for other famous women in history, like Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth. But it's really this Malala one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/we-ve-actually-named-asteroids-for-other-famous-women-in-history-like/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [An asteroid impact in the worst case scenario is a terrifying thing. It seems very uncontrollable: in popular culture, it's often a metaphor for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/an-asteroid-impact-in-the-worst-case-scenario-is-a-terrifying-thing/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [Back in the day, I've heard, particularly with the near-Earth asteroids, there were some asteroid hunters that knew the names of every one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/back-in-the-day-i-ve-heard-particularly-with-the-near-earth-asteroids/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [Certainly what happened to the dinosaurs was not good - that was a terrible day for the dinosaurs, very sad. But I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/certainly-what-happened-to-the-dinosaurs-was-not-good-that-was-a/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [The best thing to do is to study these asteroids so we know the range of parameters we would have to deal with and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/the-best-thing-to-do-is-to-study-these-asteroids-so-we-know-the-range/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [Changing the asteroid's velocity changes the time when the asteroid crosses Earth's orbit. After all, just because it crosses Earth's path doesn't mean there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/changing-the-asteroid-s-velocity-changes-the-time-when-the-asteroid/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [If we found a hazardous asteroid, we could nudge it out of the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/if-we-found-a-hazardous-asteroid-we-could-nudge-it-out-of-the-way/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [One of the reasons NEOWISE is so valuable is that it sees the sky in the thermal infrared. That means that instead of seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/one-of-the-reasons-neowise-is-so-valuable-is-that-it-sees-the-sky-in/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [I think the public perception about asteroids is that they're kind of metaphors for acts of God, the fact that we have no control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/i-think-the-public-perception-about-asteroids-is-that-they-re-kind-of/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [There are physical bodies, physical worlds that astronauts could visit, that we haven't found yet. Especially, there's these close approaches of asteroids. They pass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/there-are-physical-bodies-physical-worlds-that-astronauts-could-visit/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [Becoming a scientist is a long journey, and at every step, I found projects that were exciting, motivating me to continue. My path was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/becoming-a-scientist-is-a-long-journey-and-at-every-step-i-found/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [Most astronomical work has to do with things that are very, very far away and don't affect our lives very much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/most-astronomical-work-has-to-do-with-things-that-are-very-very-far/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

> [NEOCam wouldn't need cryogen, and it would also be able to see entirely new areas of space. It can scan the sky in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-nugent/neocam-wouldn-t-need-cryogen-and-it-would-also-be-able-to-see/)

[Carrie Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-nugent/)

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