This week, astronomers introduced the invention of three beforehand unknown near-Earth asteroids that had been hiding within the glare of the Solar — and one in every of them is a huge. At almost a mile (1.5 kilometers) throughout, it’s large enough to trigger planet-wide destruction if it hit the Earth, although it gained’t come wherever shut sufficient to be a menace for 100 years or so.
The seek for probably hazardous asteroids like this one has ramped up in recent times, with a number of ongoing efforts…