Giant asteroids that endanger Earth could be spotted early thanks to data from rock that was seen hours before impact

GIANT asteroids that could potentially endanger the Earth can be spotted thanks to a system developed to see the rocks hours before impact.

The Scout monitoring system, a small piece of technology the size of a shoebox, may be able to save earth from catastrophic disaster.

Using new "Scout" monitoring technologies, scientists were able to spot an asteroid heading toward earth on March 11, and accurately predict its patterns.

Scientists at NASA and beyond have created high-tech machines that have the ability to warn us when deadly rocks are entering the atmosphere from space.

Using these technologies, scientists were able to predict exactly what time and where the asteroid would hit the earth- in this case, March 11 at 5.23pm off the coast of Greenland.

And their predictions were correct within seconds.

With these new 'Scout' monitoring technologies, scientists can be prepared for these potential disasters.

Scout, also known as Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, is a miniature spacecraft that flies around in space returns data back down to earth.

This data shows scientists potential threats and incoming threats. Scout is roughly the size of a shoebox.

"Using a science-grade camera, NEA Scout will obtain data that will help close gaps in knowledge about near-Earth asteroids," on their website.

On March 11, a small asteroid heading toward earth was spotted by Hungarian scientist Krisztián Sárneczky.

This was the 64th "near-earth" astroid that Sarneczky has spotted during his career.

The March 11 asteroid was quite small - only six feet in length. Not large enough to have any sizable dangerous impact on the earth.

Scientists have named the baby asteroid "2022 EB5." While 2022 EB5 didn't pose much danger to society, it played an important role in the future of tracking potentially dangerous asteroids.