If the thought of an asteroid careening toward Earth keeps you up at night you can breathe a little easier today, as scientists have now ruled out a potential impact from the space rock known as 2006 QV89. The rock, which was discovered in 2006, was only visible for a few months after astronomers spotted it, and that wasn’t nearly enough time to forecast its threat potential at the time.
Now, after spotting it once again this month, its course has been plotted for the foreseeable future, and researchers have declared the rock poses no threat to Earth for at least the next century.
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Scientists say this massive asteroid definitely won’t destroy Earth… yet originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 15:55:55 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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