Planet Killer Asteroid 2022 Vancouver Astronomer Weighs In
If you’ve ever watched the movies Armageddon or Don’t Look Up, you might have wondered what would happen if a giant asteroid or comet was headed on a terrifying collision course with Earth. While big-budget blockbusters tend to dramatize these scenarios, this type of existential threat could wipe out all life on our planet — if it happened, of course. Recently, an asteroid called 2022 AP7 made headlines because it looks quite large and its orbit could bring it dangerously close to Earth’s path....