Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets with orbits that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit. NASA established the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) to manage the agency’s ongoing efforts in Planetary Defense, which is the “applied planetary science” to address the NEO impact hazard. One […]
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Science Mission Directorate, Asteroids, Planetary Defense, Planetary Defense Coordination Office, Planetary Science, Planetary Science Division
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October 17, 2023
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