Early warning of dangerous asteroids and comets
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 14:57
in Mathematics & Economics
Silicon chips developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory are at the heart of a new survey telescope that will soon provide a more than fivefold improvement in scientists' ability to detect asteroids and comets that could someday pose a threat to the planet.
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