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it won’t be coming back for another 200 years . One exciting element of next week’s flyby of 7482 1994 PC1 is that folks with even a basic telescope have a chance of spotting it as it speeds past. EarthSky offers a detailed explanation regarding where to look and precisely what to look out for as the asteroid makes its close approach. The possibility of a massive space rock one day hitting Earth is a very real concern that prompted NASA to embark on its DART mission aimed at crashing a spacecraft directly into an asteroid to see if we can alter its path. If the test achieves its objective of altering the course of the asteroid An asteroid two-and-a-half times the size of the Empire State Building is hurtling toward Earth asteroid 1994 PC1 was discovered in 1994 and is classified as a the system could become a viable way for Earth to protect itself from any hazardous objects spotted heading straight for Earth in the future. Digital Trends has an article containing everything you need to know about the DART mission according to scientists’ calculations. On January 18 at 4 January 18. As its name reveals