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NASA planetary defense experts warn that up to 15,000 undetected asteroids could devastate a major city on Earth.

NASA experts warned that human beings are vulnerable to thousands of hidden “city-killer” asteroids. A new space telescope may improve detection, but we currently lack tools to stop a threat., US Buzz ...

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NASA's head of planetary defence, Dr Kelly Fast, has issued an unsettling update on thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids that could hit Earth.

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NASA planetary defense experts report that mid-size near-Earth asteroids could cause regional damage, with detection and deflection remaining limited, according to New York Post and AAAS reports.

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will provide insights far more precisely than ground telescopes can manage now, as the rock is too far away for most Earth-based instruments.