It's comforting to know that there are people who are literally paid to watch the night sky to ensure that at least we'll be informed if an asteroid will hit the Earth.
It's comforting to know that there are people who are literally paid to watch the night sky to ensure that at least we'll be informed if anTechnology and near-Earth surveys have become advanced enough that the likelihood of a planet-killer-sized asteroid coming out of nowhere, as is so prevalent in modern media depictions, is extremely unlikely.Even smaller ones, which would only wipe out a city or part of a continent, get enough attention to tell if they pose a threat or not.
So while it flattened 2150 square kilometers of forest, only around three people are thought to have died in the event. But if such an impact happened over a population center, the result could be catastrophic. Unfortunately for their nerves, another astronomical event would put them on edge for a little while. The asteroid disappeared behind the Sun for a few months, making further observations impossible.
When the asteroid peaked out from behind the sun, they were ready. And they managed to capture an image of the faintest asteroid ever observed.That observation showed them there is a 0 percent chance that 2021 QM1 will hit Earth in 2052, as initially predicted. Its orbital path won't create a hazard at all for the foreseeable future.
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