Planetary Defense: Global efforts to mitigate space threats

Planetary defense is the effort to monitor and protect Earth from asteroids, comets and other objects of threat in space. Read here to learn more. According to NASA, Earth’s gravity pulls in over a hundred tonnes (more than 90 metric tonnes) of dust and tiny debris from space. Larger pieces of this material may form […]


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