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June 30, 2019
Celebrate the Promise of Planetary Defense This Asteroid Day
By molly cruz
This Asteroid Day, here's what's new in the field of planetary defense. The quest to protect Earth from threatening asteroids is about to get a boost, as "an absolute flood of new observations" comes from a new telescope designed to scan the sky, says Ed Lu, co-founder of the B612 Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to planetary defense.
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This Asteroid Day, here's what's new in the field of planetary defense. The quest to protect Earth from threatening asteroids is about to get a boost, as "an absolute flood of new observations" comes from a new telescope designed to scan the sky, says Ed Lu, co-founder of the B612 Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to planetary defense.