Asteroid's Near Miss of Earth Undetected for 2 Days

* We&#x27;re usually aware of any potentially hazardous space objects long before they get close to our planet.<p>* Asteroid 2023 NT1 was different, though, as it traveled toward us from the sun and thus was hidden by the star&#x27;s glare.<p>* In an attempt to avoid future situations like these, the European Space Agency (ESA) has planned a project called NEOMIR. The mission will orbit between the Earth and Sun around the first Lagrange point (L1), giving the telescope a view of asteroids that may come toward the Earth from the direction of the Sun.<p>* Unfortunately, it&#x27;s not set to launch until 2030.

&quot;Near Miss&quot;; ie. near hit.<p>But that sounds scary, so we say &quot;near miss&quot;. Or maybe they mean &quot;it almost got us - it was near, but it missed!&quot;

The dinosaurs didn&#x27;t bother investing into a good space program with the ability to detect and divert asteroids, and look where their hubris and shortsightedness got them.<p>Maybe humans will do better, but I&#x27;m not so sure.

I thought we have situations like these covered. :&#x2F;