Using this data, the researchers were able to plot a series of possible orbits for the object.

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We must develop the means to secure the longest possible warning of an approaching object, as well as its likely trajectory and impact zone.

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So it is not possible to tell, having detected an object, whether it was formed by gravitational collapse or accretion.

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But some theorists believe that when it is possible, they will be able to determine how a particular object formed by comparing its spectrum with that of its parent star to determine the relative proportions of heavy elements in the two bodies.

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"No Earth impact is possible, " according to Don Yeomans, manager of the Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Maglev trains use magnets to provide a frictionless environment, so theoretically, it should be possible to get one of them to the roughly 20, 000 mph required to launch an object into orbit.

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The algorithm will need to "see" an object, recognize it, and correctly operate and interact with it in the most efficient and safe manner possible.

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