NASA Updates Near-Earth Asteroid Count | Planetary Defense: By the Numbers

NASA Updates Near-Earth Asteroid Count | Planetary Defense: By the Numbers

June 2022: What do we know about the asteroids and comets in Earth's neighborhood? Planetary defense—which includes finding, tracking, & characterizing these near-Earth objects—is part of our mission. Here is what we have found so far.

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Credit: NASA 360

Duration: 1 minute, 25 seconds

Release Date: June 1, 2022

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