‘Invisible’ asteroids near Venus: A new danger to Earth?
Hey, Space Placers!!!
Artist’s illustration of a group of asteroids near Venus. ‘Invisible’ asteroids – ones very difficult to detect with today’s telescopes – that share the same orbit as Venus could pose a threat to Earth in the future, a new study says. Image via Valerio Carruba/ Google Gemini/ Agência FAPESP.
We need to continuously improve our planetary defense by better detection and impact mitigation strategies.
This article explains a whole new threat.
As I always tell my audiences, “The dinosaurs are dead because they didn’t have telescopes or a space program.
Sky Guy in VA
