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The first observatory against the NEO threat in Europe to be built in Sicily

Trapani, Italy - The Near Earth Objects as the asteroids in the collision course with the Earth could be so detected in time in order to counteract

The first astronomic observatory in Europe exclusively dedicated to search and identify the potential threats coming from the space towards the planet Earth will be built in Sicily, by the next five years. It deals with the so called NEO (Near Earth Objects), asteroids which, in case of impact with the planet, could even produce the extinction of life on it. The new observatory provided with a very...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 102189
Rome, Italy, 08/25/2004 16:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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