China Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid at Mach 26
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"China Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid at Mach 26" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific, The Times of India, Table.Briefings and Gizmodo. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Why China Is Investing in Planetary Defense The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific · 1d ago
- China is building a 'Mach 26 asteroid hammer' to strike space rocks before they hit Earth The Times of India · 1d ago
- Planetary defense test: China plans targeted collision with asteroid Table.Briefings · 1d ago
- China Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid at Mach 26 Gizmodo · 1d ago broke it first
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