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    Car-d asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tonight

    Astute observation! The proliferation of artificial orbital objects present further challenges to identification of potentially harmful bodies. Sun-synchonous orbital observations provide for greater parallax when searching for these objects.
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    Car-d asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tonight

    It is my understanding that this asteroid was discovered just last Saturday the 21st of Jan 2023. As such, it underscores just how little we know about "sunward" bodies that are nearly impossible to identify. When looking essentially into the sun's glare, the star field is awash in light that...
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    Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' adaptation gets first trailer

    Oh. Wow. I'm 60 yrs old and have been a SciFi fan since childhood. I actually read one of the many sequels before reading the original. How do you capture such a remarkable saga on film as presented in the novel form? This looks like they may have gotten it right!