NASA Warns of Five Asteroids Passing Close to Earth This Week

NASA said that five asteroids will “pass by” the Earth this week. (Picture/reproduced from NASA)

Has another comet hit the earth? According to the United States Space Agency (NASA), five asteroids will “pass by” the Earth this week, less than 2 million miles away from the Earth. One of the asteroids is even as big as a stadium. Although it is not yet available, There is a risk of collision, but the distance is so close that some experts say this has never happened before.

According to the “New York Post” report citing NASA, the near-Earth asteroid “2008 OS7”, which has a potential threat to the earth, will be closest to the earth on February 2. The space rock, which was first discovered in 2008, is expected to collide with the earth. Passing by, it is only 1.77 million miles (about 2.84 million kilometers) away from the Earth. It has a diameter of about 890 feet (about 271.27 meters) and a volume equivalent to a stadium.

In addition, on February 4, another asteroid “2024 AU4” with a size equivalent to a building will pass by the Earth, 3.92 million miles away from the Earth, about 6.3 million kilometers; on January 30, an asteroid with a size equivalent to The asteroid “2007 EG”, which is smaller than an airplane, will also pass by the Earth at a distance of 3.8 million miles, or about 6.11 million kilometers.

The asteroid closest to the Earth passed by the Earth on February 1, about 1.57 million miles away from the Earth, and within a range of about 2.52 million kilometers. The asteroid is “2024 BY”, with a volume equivalent to A house; on the same day, another asteroid “2003BM4” with a size equivalent to an airplane approached the Earth. Its diameter is about 120 feet, about 36.5 meters, and it is estimated to be 2.06 million miles, about 3.31 million kilometers away from the Earth. .

According to reports, NASA defines “Potentially Hazardous Objects” (PHOs) as asteroids and comets with a diameter of more than 500 feet and less than 4.7 million miles from the Earth. However, NASA also stated that “the orbits of most near-Earth objects will not Keeping them very close to the earth, there is no risk of impact. However, asteroids that are considered “potentially dangerous” need more attention.”

NASA said that five asteroids will “pass by” the Earth this week. (Picture/reproduced from X)

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