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Defending Earth from Asteroids

Finding and tracking near-Earth objects.

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Asteroids offer clues to the earliest days of our solar system, as well as the promise of valuable minerals and precious resources. Assuming they don’t kill us first. Find out how we are spotting asteroids and discovering their secrets.

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