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French-Kazakh Telescope Joins Global Asteroid Defense Effort
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French-Kazakh Telescope Joins Global Asteroid Defense Effort
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – A new telescope designed to track potentially dangerous space objects has been installed at the Assy-Turgen Observatory in the Zailiyskiy Alatau mountains, Khabar TV channel reported on June 12. The instrument is capable of detecting and monitoring hazardous celestial bodies of natural origin, such as asteroids whose orbits intersect with Earth. Its sec…
In space there are numerous rocky celestial bodies orbiting around the Sun that, at a certain point, can become a potential threat to the Earth. While the possibility of an asteroid impacting the Earth is really low, the scientific community is actively working to anticipate, monitor and, if necessary, divert these threats. In 2016, NASA established the Office of Planetary Defense Coordination (PDCO) in order to manage the important mission of f…
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