Scientists Stunned By 'City-Killer' Asteroid That Just Missed Earth On July 25 - Slashdot"A "city killer" asteroid whizzed past earth Thursday that "would have hit with over 30 times the energy of the atomic blast at Hiroshima," according to one astronomer professor.
Long-time Slashdot reader SonicSpike shared a Washington Post story that begins with a reaction from Alan Duffy, lead scientist at the Royal Institution of Australia:"I was stunned," he said. "This was a true shock."
This asteroid wasn't one that scientists had been tracking, and it had seemingly appeared from "out of nowhere," ,,,Read on.
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