Why Would Astronomers Have Difficulty Spotting a Large Incoming Asteroid

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why would astronomers have difficulty spotting a large incoming asteroid headed for Earth?

• A) Coming in directly, it remains in position in space, so astronomers cannot see its trajectory.
• B) It comes in so fast that they don't have time to see it.
• C) It is dark before becoming heated in Earth's atmosphere.
• D) Most of them aren't looking for such an incoming body.
• E) It would be too big to see.

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