The next planetary defense mission
The next planetary defense mission
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The risk of comets exists and the risk of asteroids too, we have news about the asteroid Apophis, on July 16 the European space agency announced that its space security program authorized the preparatory work for its next planetary defense mission.
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The important thing is that detail, in 2029 it will pass very close and will be visible to the naked eye. The astronomers' calculation is that it will be visible to about 2 billion people located in much of Europe, Africa and parts of Asia, apparently it will not be visible from America; It is going to be an extraordinary step, it is not normal for an asteroid of this size, which, although small, is already a respectable size to pass so close.
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