In this artist’s illustration, an asteroid passes close to Earth. (Image credit: Science Photo Library/Andrzej Wojcicki/Getty Images)
Last January of this year, astronomers were tracking a Near Earth Object headed towards our planet Earth with its trajectory showing it hitting the planet in 2023, when it mysteriously changed course
The asteroid dubbed 2022 AE1 was on course to hit Earth on July 4, 2023, with astronomers predicting real damage to a local area.
Astronomers are worrying as the asteroid was moving so fast that there was not enough time to attempt deflection, according to European Space Agency (ESA). The researchers are worrying about the chance of impact appeared to increase based on the first seven days of observations. The first observations were followed by a dramatic week ‘in the dark’ as the full Moon outshone the potential impactor.
According to one theory why this asteroid was mysteriously moved away: When the Moon moved away, the telescope looked again, only to find the chance of impact was dramatically falling. Since then, it has been confirmed that 2022 AE1 will not impact Earth and has been removed from ESA’s risk list.
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