ASTEROID impacts remain one of the greatest existential threats to mankind, underlying the importance of continual asteroid detection. However, an expert in the field has warned some space rocks remain 'beyond the limits of detection.'
Anything up to 50 metres or so these days could slip through defencesHowever, Alan Harris, Emeritus Professor and senior scientist at the German Aerospace Center has revealed that a significant percent remain undetected.
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