China Hopes to Redirect a Nearby Asteroid Within the Next Four Years - Gizmodo

China’s space agency is also seeking to develop a ground-based asteroid monitoring and warning system, in what is a welcome development.

The global effort to protect Earth from dangerous asteroids is set to become stronger, as China has announced its intentions to test an asteroid redirect system as early as 2025. Speaking to China C… [+2543 chars]

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