Located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, the world's most powerful digital camera is set to transform how we see the universe.

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Asteroids are small rocky bodies that travel around the Sun. They are much smaller than planets. They are very important because they can give us clues about the early composition of the Solar System.

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated one million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are constantly orbiting close to our planet. Every night, astronomers track ...

Over the next three years, a pair of astronomers at NAU will analyze some 1,000 Near Earth Objects, also known as near-Earth asteroids, to gain a better picture of what materials these celestial ...

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