ATLAS telescope

ATLAS telescope: Recently astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid YR4 moving away from Earth.

• About ATLAS : An asteroid impact early warning system developed by the University of Hawaii and funded by NASA. It consists of four telescopes (Hawaii ×2, Chile, South Africa), which automatically scan the whole sky several times every night looking for moving objects.

o Objective: To detect and track small to medium-sized asteroids on collision courses with Earth, giving time to evacuate or respond if necessary.

Key Features and Capabilities: Wide-Field Coverage: Each ATLAS Capable of detecting 100-meter asteroids days to weeks before impact and smaller ones hours to days ahead

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