China is building the world's most far-reaching radar system for planetary defense - Interesting Engineering

China plans to safeguard humanity against hazardous asteroids. Its new facility will feature more than 20 antennas for detecting distant space rocks.

China has started construction on a new high-definition deep-space active observation facility to bolster planetary defense, according to a report from China's Global Times. The country's officials … [+2481 chars]

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