Article 65BK4 Huge ‘planet killer’ asteroid discovered – and it’s heading our way

Huge ‘planet killer’ asteroid discovered – and it’s heading our way

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Nicola Davis Science correspondent
from Science | The Guardian on (#65BK4)

With a diameter of 1 to 2km, space rock named 2022 AP7 crosses our orbit but has no chance' of hitting Earth

Astronomers say they have discovered the largest planet killer-sized asteroid in eight years, and that the huge space rock will cross Earth's orbit.

The asteroid, named 2022 AP7, was reported by researchers looking for space rocks within the orbits of Earth and Venus.

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