Scientists around the world were caught off guard on Wednesday as a previously undetected asteroid collided with Earth’s atmosphere.
The one metre (3ft) wide asteroid was spotted just eight hours before it burned up over the Philippines in a spectacular fireball.
Luckily, the asteroid, named 2024 RW1, was too small to cause any damage.
However, its sudden arrival is a stark reminder of the dangers lurking within our solar system.
From the so-called ‘Valentine’s Day asteroid’ to the deadly space rocks almost a mile wide, experts warn that several asteroids are at risk of smashing into Earth.
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