It is one of only five asteroids to have been found and observed before hitting Earth. The asteroid has been named 2022 EB5 by the Minor Planet Center.
The early warning system to detect asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, operated by NASA and its collaborators around the world, got to flex its muscles.
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