Recent observations indicate that G3 ATLAS has brightened significantly, with a sudden outburst on January 2 leading to a nearly four-fold increase in brightness.
The asteroid, called 2024 UQ, was first spotted on 22 October by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, a telescope network scanning the sky for space rocks likely headed for ...
In October, asteroid 2024 UQ was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) two hours before it burnt up over Hawaii. Two other imminent impactors burnt up over Berlin in ...