Mile-Wide "Planet Killer" Asteroid Discovered Near Earth's Orbit

For a long time, the sun's glare has been hiding a secret — a trio of space rocks with one member that could one day be hazardous to the planet. Of the three asteroids recently discovered by astronomers, two are so massive that they have been described as "planet killers" — and one has the potential of crossing Earth's orbit, according to a new study.

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