The Spaceguard Centre is the only organisation in the UK addressing the hazard of Near Earth Objects.

NEOs are asteroids and comets that come close to, and sometimes collide with the Earth. Such impacts can have devastating effects – they have in the past and will in the future unless we use available technologies to prevent them.

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The Spaceguard Centre runs regular tours. Come and see our facilities, hear about Spaceguard and learn something about the wonders of astronomy.

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