A close call: An asteroid came within 55,000 miles of Earth

Dr. Alan Duffy, Swinburne astronomer, talks to Tonya Hall about how an asteroid came within 55,000 miles of Earth earlier in 2019 and what steps need to be taken in order to better detect potential threats. MORE TONYA HALL SHOW VIDEOS - https://goo.gl/YbapCt FOLLOW US - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube:  http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://ift.tt/HTo56y - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://ift.tt/2uzbrar - Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://ift.tt/2pRhZwd - Follow ZDNet on Snapchat: https://ift.tt/2Ystmu7 https://ift.tt/2BgIVuB ZDNethttp://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.pngOctober 14, 2019 at 09:42AM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J