Racing To Track Asteroid 2024 BX1’s Collision Course With Earth
Veteran asteroid hunter Sárneczky’s discovery of an incoming asteroid led to a coordinated global response, culminating in the successful observation of the asteroid 2024 BX1’s impact near Berlin. This event underscores the progress in space monitoring technology and the value of international collaboration. Credit: SciTechDaily.comOn January 20, 2024, astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky detected an asteroid on an imminent collision course with Earth.Just hours later, it struck our planet’s atmosphere 50 km west of Berlin,…