‘Potentially hazardous asteroid’ detected with new algorithm
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a “potentially hazardous asteroid.” On July 18, 2023, an algorithm called HelioLinc3D identified a 600-foot asteroid, which has since been christened “2022 SF289.” Though the name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, the discovery is a massive achievement. Partnering with the University of Hawaii’s NASA-funded ATLAS project, which … Read more