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ESA’s MeerKAT Asteroid Guard Has Now Warned of Every Imminent Impactor It Saw Coming
Key Takeaways
- ESA’s MeerKAT Asteroid Guard runs continuously to assess whether newly discovered near-Earth objects pose an impact threat.
- The system computes many possible orbits from limited early observations and sends automated alerts when impact probability is significant.
- A five-year review says MeerKAT successfully warned of all seven imminent impactors that were discovered before impact during that period.
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DT Editorial Team··via universetoday.com
