Astronomers Discover Potentially Hazardous Asteroid That Could Collide With Earth

Twilight observations with the U.S Department of Energy’s Dark Energy Camera at NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) hiding in the glare of the Sun. DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Space Engine

Astronomers have discovered three asteroids hiding in the sun’s glare, one of which could potentially collide with Earth in the future.

The team of astronomers published the findings on Sept. 29 in The Astronomical Journal in a study titled, “A Deep and Wide Twilight Survey for Asteroids Interior to Earth and Venus.”