Asteroid hunters capture footage of NASA smashing into space rock

Asteroid hunters capture footage of NASA smashing into space rock

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There is always someone on call, watching the ATLAS telescopes.

The ATLAS survey, or Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, is a system of specialized instruments that sleuth the skies for any space rocks that might be whizzing near Earth. They're on the hunt for unknown, potentially threatening asteroids that pose a...

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