In the distant past, the Solar System was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time, many of them eventually became part of the rocky planets. What's left of the space rocks are mostly gathered in the main asteroid belt.

But some are otherwise hidden in difficult to observe locations. Unfortunately for life on Earth, some of the most difficult to spot ones are close to us. They're hidden in the Sun's glare and are uncomfortably close to our Earthly home.

A scientist at the Carnegie Institute for Science has discovered a new asteroid in our neighbourhood. Its name is 2025 SC79 and it's the newest member of the Atira asteroid group . These are near-Earth asteroids with

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