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Asteroid May Collide With Earth In 70 Years by panafrican(op): 12:55am On Oct 11, 2019

Asteroid may collide with Earth, ESA warns: 'Non-zero... probability'
By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News

Asteroids known as near-Earth objects are among the most dangerous space items, with space agencies around the world keeping a close eye on them. The European Space Agency is paying particular attention to asteroid 2019 SU3, which may collide with Earth as soon as 70 years from now.

The space rock was recently added to the ESA's Risk List due to the potential for it to collide with Earth on Sept. 16, 2084.

"The Risk List is a catalog of all objects for which a non-zero impact probability has been detected," the ESA wrote on its website. "Each entry contains details on the Earth approach posing the highest risk of impact (as expressed by the Palermo Scale). It includes its date, size, velocity and probability."

According to a 2018 report put together by Planetary.org, there are more than 18,000 NEOs.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/asteroid-2019su3-collide-earth-esa-warns