"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Hosted on MSNComet G3 (ATLAS) looks breathtaking above future home of world's largest telescope (photos)Stunning photos show bright comet lighting up the dark skies above ESO'sParanal Observatory, future home of the world's ...
A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...
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Space on MSNComet Atlas Travelling Close Into Sun Captured By SpacecraftS1 (ATLAS) has met its demise after traveling too close the sun. Imagers aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) ...
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