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John Loeffler

Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don't worry, not for a while

An image of Venus' thick atmosphere captured by NASA's Mariner 10 mission.

A hidden population of asteroids sharing Venus' orbit could threaten Earth in a few thousand years, and we might not even see them coming without better telescopes.

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day drift into Earth’s path, at least according to simulations combining analytical models and long-term orbital integration.

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