7 Space Objects That Could Wipe Us Out and How Close They’ve Come to Earth

7 Space Objects That Could Wipe Us Out and How Close They’ve Come to Earth

Earth is constantly getting hit with space debris. Most of it burns up and becomes a nice little streak for someone’s camera roll. Every so often, though, something bigger comes along, and it could eventually mean real bad news for all of us.  The good news is, astronomers have gotten better at spotting danger, but “better” still leaves room for close calls and late notices. Here are some of the scariest near-misses Earth has had with giant spac…