NASA said in a statement Wednesday; He stated that this newly discovered asteroid will pass 3,600 kilometers above the atmosphere in South America. That means it’s 10 times closer than communication satellites hovering overhead. However NASA In his statement, he spoke clearly that the asteroid is not likely to hit the Earth.
It was stated that the closest moment of the asteroid to Earth will take place at 21:27 local time.
Even if the asteroid gets very close to Earth, scientists said most of it will burn up before it hits the atmosphere, while some large chunks will likely fall as meteors.
“This is one of the closest approaches ever recorded of a near-Earth object,” said Davide Farnocchia, an engineer at NASA.
Discovered on Saturday and known as 2023 BU, the asteroid is thought to have a size between 3.5 meters and 8.5 meters.
* The image of the news is provided by the Associated Press.
