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What would you prefer: Satellite-streamed cat GIFs – or a decent early warning of an asteroid apocalypse?

Chris G

There are also thousands of ground based telescopes including those of amateurs, many important discoveries have been made or aided by them.

Still we can't let science and the potential it has to advance our knowledge while also tracking potentially extinction event objects get in the way of money, can we?

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