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A new algorithm finds its first potentially hazardous asteroid

Thursday, August 3, 2023

A recent episode of The Planetary Society’s podcast Planetary Radio (featuring an interview with Mario Juric and Ari Heinze) showcases the HelioLinc3D algorithm developed for Rubin Observatory by the DIRAC team at UW, and how it recently detected its first potentially hazardous asteroid. Listen at this link. 

https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2023-algorithm-potentially-hazardous-a…

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