"ESA says that NEOMIR will monitor a close ring around the Sun, a region that is impossible to observe from telescopes on Earth because of the Sun’s blinding gl

"ESA says that NEOMIR will monitor a close ring around the Sun, a region that is impossible to observe from telescopes on Earth because of the Sun’s blinding glare. By making observations in the infrared part of the light spectrum, NEOMIR will detect the heat emitted by asteroids themselves, which isn’t drowned out by sunlight."