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Bigger, Better Telescopes Needed to Find Near-Earth Asteroid

SOURCE: DIGG • 2010-01-23
TOPICS: Astronomy • Planetary Defense • Space Exploration • Astronomical Surveys • Asteroid • Near-earth Object • Planetary Science • Environment

[64 diggs @ Space] If we're going to protect the Earth from an asteroid, we need to find the dangerous ones whizzing about in the emptiness of space. Unfortunately, the United States will not complete the survey of large near-Earth objects by 2020 as mandated, but n... read more »

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