Asteroid early warning system taking shape

[Still Waters]

Members of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) were due to agree on a series of recommendations for an International Asteroid Warning Network on Friday, following two weeks of negotiations.

The proposals will set out how countries can pool resources to track "near-Earth objects" such as asteroids and generate the earliest possible warning of potential collisions.

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