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Remember that Asteroid That Isn't Going to Hit Earth? We Could Send A Mission to Explore it!


In a recent paper, Adam Hibberd and Marshall Eubanks explore the feasibility of sending a mission to rendezvous with YR4, the asteroid that may pose a hazard to Earth someday.

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