A MASSIVE asteroid is going to zoom past Earth tonight in a surprise display. Amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered the bus-sized cosmic rock on Saturday. The asteroid will be closest to Ea…
impact hazard system, known as Scout, has quelled fears that the asteroid, known as 2023 BU, poses any threat to Earth.
Scout's developer, engineer Davide Farnocchia, confirmed it will be a near miss, with no chance of it colliding with Earth.would make an extraordinarily close approach with Earth," Farnocchia said in a statement.Most read in Tech
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