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Radar could help scientists find potentially threatening asteroids. Here’s how

Ground-based radar systems can play a unique role in planetary defense; It could help humanity protect Earth by detecting asteroids and comets on potentially devastating collision courses with our planet. This was the conclusion reached by the National Academies in their 2023-2032 Decadal Survey of Planetary Science and Astrobiology. Currently, only one radar system on… Read More »