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'Oumuamua: Our first interstellar visitor - Chris Lintott

Gresham College Lectures

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Asteroid analysis and planetary defense

The chapter discusses the study of a pristine asteroid sample brought to Earth, exploring its composition and the formation of planets in our solar system. It also delves into ideas for planetary defense, including painting asteroids white and the successful mission of Dart to demonstrate deflection capabilities.

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