AI algorithm uncovers hidden asteroid threat that was left undiscovered
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An AI algorithm called HelioLinc3D recently discovered a 600-foot-wide asteroid, 2022 GN1, which had gone unnoticed until now. Classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA), it flew past Earth at a distance of 7.24 million km in September 2022. The algorithm's success in detecting this asteroid raises concerns about how many more PHAs might be lurking undetected in our cosmic neighborhood.