2021 QM1: How Humankind's most risky asteroid nearly escaped astronomers - ZDNet

2021 QM1 was predicted to come dangerously close to Earth - so scientists were concerned when it briefly disappeared from view.

Gordon Gillet/ESO We're safe for now, folks! 2021 QM1, an asteroid previously projected to hit Earth on April 2, 2052, has been removed from global risk lists. This relieving revelation is due to sk… [+2829 chars]

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