Fraser Cain on Nostr: According to a new infographic from NASA, we live in a cosmic shooting gallery. We ...
According to a new infographic from NASA, we live in a cosmic shooting gallery. We all suspected it, but here are some interesting numbers to keep you awake at night. There are 32,412 known near-earth asteroids of all sizes. Probably only 50 1-km objects are left to discover, but still around 14,000 in the 140-meter range. Upcoming observatories like Vera Rubin and NEA Scout will fill those gaps nicely.
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/near-earth-asteroids-as-of-august-31-2023/ 
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