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  • Asteroids Vs Earth, Can We Stop An Asteroid?

    Asteroids Vs Earth, Can We Stop An Asteroid?

    An asteroid strike on Earth could be prevented by new technology launching into space this year, involving a Queen’s University Belfast scientist.  Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics Research Centre at Queen’s is playing a role in two space missions that will measure how hard it is to deflect an asteroid. He will be telling people about it in an online public talk…

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