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Astronomers lose access to military data

Nature volume 459, page 897 (2009)Cite this article

Satellite information on incoming meteors is blocked.

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Brumfiel, G. Astronomers lose access to military data. Nature 459, 897 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459897a

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