To take a census of nearby cosmic objects, sending out a survey won't work. Scientists need to use many telescopes with different specializations to chart what is in the general neighborhood of the sun.
A solar neighborhood census, thanks to NASA citizen science retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-04-solar-neighborhood-census-nasa-citizen.html
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