Potentially Hazardous Asteroid to Zoom Past Earth on Thursday: NASA
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid to Zoom Past Earth on Thursday: NASA
A potentially hazardous giant asteroid is set to zoom past Earth with a 37,400 kmph speed on Thursday, May 5, according to NASA.
A potentially hazardous giant asteroid is set to zoom past Earth with a 37,400 kmph speed on Thursday, May 5, according to NASA.
The asteroid, named 418135 (2008 AG33), has an estimated diameter between 350 to 780 metres, revealed NASA’s Centre for Near Earth Object Studies
The asteroid, named 418135 (2008 AG33), has an estimated diameter between 350 to 780 metres, revealed NASA’s Centre for Near Earth Object Studies
NASA defines any space object that comes within 193 million km of Earth as a “near-Earth object” (NEO) and any fast-moving object within 7.5 million km as “potentially hazardous”.
NASA defines any space object that comes within 193 million km of Earth as a “near-Earth object” (NEO) and any fast-moving object within 7.5 million km as “potentially hazardous”.
According to the Centre, as they orbit the Sun, the NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth.
According to the Centre, as they orbit the Sun, the NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth.
However, it explained that a “close” passage astronomically can be very far away in human terms: millions or even tens of millions of kilometres
However, it explained that a “close” passage astronomically can be very far away in human terms: millions or even tens of millions of kilometres
Asteroid 418135 is thus expected to skim past our planet without any risk of impact, Live Science reported.
Asteroid 418135 is thus expected to skim past our planet without any risk of impact, Live Science reported.