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A new space observatory will detect asteroids hidden in Sun’s glare

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The NEOMIR mission aims to provide advanced warning for asteroids capable of devastating cities.

The European Space Agency (ESA) aims to make the world safer with a spacecraft that can detect asteroids that the sun’s glare would otherwise hide.

The NEOMIR space observatory is designed to give an advanced warning about asteroids in a blindspot caused by intense sunlight.