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Asteroids, comets and where to find them
Scientists’ plans for welcoming interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas next month, and arranging a rendezvous with comet Apophis in 2029, as heard this week at a meeting in Helsinki.
Scientists’ latest plans for welcoming interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas next month, and arranging a rendezvous with comet Apophis in 2029, as heard this week at the EPSC-DPS international planetary science joint meeting in Helsinki.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber, with Alex Mansfield
Production coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
Image: Artist's impression of an asteroid in space (Credit: European Space Agency/ESA Science Office)
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