Both NASAand Planetary Resources mental conditionof capturing asteroids,butthey need viable targets— most space rocks aren’t simplymoved.The Universityof Strathclydejust gave those organizationssomehelpby identifying twelve near-Earth asteroidsthatare comparatively easyto catch.Allofthemwould need quickness changesof reductionthan 1,640 feet per secondto tumbleinto circuit around Earth’s Lagrangian points,wherethe sobriety changewouldlet minersand researchersgetto work. Don’t design prevent missions anytime soon, though. Oneofthe some-more permitted targets, 2006 RH120,wouldhavetobe nudgedin Feb 2021to strech circuitin 2026;itwillbe the prolongedwhile prior toanyofus seesan asteroid up close.
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Source:MIT Technology Review
Jon Fingas
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