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To be perfectly clear: The asteroid is not currently barreling toward Earth,
but its path could bring it close enough one day that NASA will want to keep tabs on it.
Somewhat counterintuitively, it is easier to detect asteroids beyond the Sun that it is to detect those between the star and Earth.
Space-based observatories like Hubble and Webb always face away from the Sun, because the star’s intense light and heat could fry the observatories’ instruments.
gizmodo.com
To be perfectly clear: The asteroid is not currently barreling toward Earth,
but its path could bring it close enough one day that NASA will want to keep tabs on it.
Somewhat counterintuitively, it is easier to detect asteroids beyond the Sun that it is to detect those between the star and Earth.
Space-based observatories like Hubble and Webb always face away from the Sun, because the star’s intense light and heat could fry the observatories’ instruments.
Scientists Find Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Hiding in the Sun’s Glare
At nearly 1.5 kilometers wide, it's the largest such asteroid discovered in eight years.
gizmodo.com
