NEOMIR: Planetary Defense Mission for Finding Dangerous Asteroids Hidden by Sun

The NEOMIR orbiting observatory will act as an early warning system to detect and monitor any asteroid coming towards Earth from the Sun’s direction. NEOMIR will be placed between the Sun and Earth, at the first Lagrange point (L1). Using a high-performance infrared detector, it will detect near-Earth objects with a diameter of over 20 […]

28 février 2023
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Author: European Space Agency (ESA)