An algorithm designed to uncover asteroids roaming near Earth has revealed its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid.

<div class="block">An algorithm designed to uncover asteroids roaming near Earth has revealed its first &quot;potentially hazardous&quot; asteroid.</div>

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New Algorithm Finds 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid

An algorithm designed to uncover asteroids roaming near earth has revealed its first potentially hazardous asteroids. According to researchers from the University of Washington, who helped develop the algorithm known as Helio link 3D, the space rock is about 600 ft long and it's believed to be closer to the moon than the earth. It's about 140,000 miles from earth's orbit. The new technology is meant to monitor asteroids near earth to ensure that they don't collide. Scientists did confirm the asteroid poses no risk to earth for the foreseeable future.