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Pan-STARRS Asteroid Hunter and Sky Surveyor Now Fully Operational

  • Pan-STARRS PS1 Observatory just before sunrise on Haleakala, Maui.

    Pan-STARRS PS1 Observatory just before sunrise on Haleakala, Maui.

    Rob Ratkowski

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  • Asteroids that cross Earth's orbit, like the one shown in this artist's conception, threaten to impact our planet. The new Pan-STARRS observatory offers our first line of defense, surveying huge swaths of the sky every night looking for moving objects.

    Asteroids that cross Earth's orbit, like the one shown in this artist's conception, threaten to impact our planet. The new Pan-STARRS observatory offers our first line of defense, surveying huge swaths of the sky every night looking for moving objects.

    David A. Aguilar

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