Spitzer Telescope Spots Colorful Mix of Asteroids, May Aid Future Space Travel

New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is providing close-up views of near-Earth objects and aiding astronomers in determining the size, composition and origin of more than 100 known near-Earth asteroids so far. Observation of 600 additional near-Earth objects is planned over the next year.

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