Astronomers have detected another 'planet killer' asteroid. Could we miss one coming our way?
- Written by: Steven Tingay, John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University
Artist's impression of the asteroid discovered toward the Sun.DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/SpaceengineIf you surfed the web this morning, you may have seen news of the latest existential threat to humanity: a “planet killer” asteroid named 2022 AP7.
Luckily for us 2022 AP7 “has no chance to hit the Earth...