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ESA Tracks 40,000 Asteroids; Plans for Deflection

11/24/2025

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The European Space Agency is monitoring a record 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, with about 2,000 potentially impacting Earth.
Only 30% of these asteroids have been detected, leaving many unmonitored.
The ESA has developed Flyeye telescopes to enhance detection as new facilities come online.
World leaders are preparing plans to divert threatening asteroids, citing NASA's 2022 Dimorphos deflection and ESA's planned Apophis mission for 2029.

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The European Space Agency is monitoring a record 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, with about 2,000 potentially impacting Earth.
Only 30% of these asteroids have been detected, leaving many unmonitored.
The ESA has developed Flyeye telescopes to enhance detection as new facilities come online.
World leaders are preparing plans to divert threatening asteroids, citing NASA's 2022 Dimorphos deflection and ESA's planned Apophis mission for 2029.