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ryschwith t1_iuubsfz wrote

A few additional details to put your mind at ease:

> As things stand, 2022 AP7 crosses Earth’s orbit. This makes it a potentially hazardous asteroid, he said. > However, the crossing occurs at a time when the Earth is on the other side of the sun, he explained, adding that this configuration will continue for the foreseeable future.

(emphasis mine, source: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/11/02/dont-look-up-astronomers-detect-planet-killer-asteroid-2022ap7-that-could-threaten-earth#:~:text=Planet%20killer%20has%20'no%20chance,Euronews%20Next%20in%20an%20email.)

Also, this kind of thing is why we had the DART mission and what will no doubt be numerous follow-up missions.

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