Alert! Dangerous 60-foot wide asteroid zooming towards Earth today and it will get scarily close

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Just a week after the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the Earth may just be facing the threat of an asteroid strike! A 60-foot wide asteroid is headed in the direction of our planet and there is a fear that it might hit us today, October 5. NASA has been preparing for Earth-bound asteroids for years and just a week ago it had conducted its first ever test for planetary defense. But will it need to use its tech to protect us today? The asteroid today is not large enough to destroy the Earth, but it is big enough to flatten an entire city if it makes an impact. So, what are the chances of an asteroid strike today? Read on to find out.

According to information from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Small-Body database and Center For Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), departments of NASA who all collate the information, we have a substantial amount of information about this asteroid. It is named Asteroid 2022 SJ28 and notably, it was first observed on September 24th of this year. That is the scary part as no one knew it was coming. The asteroid is expected to come as close as 5.7 million kilometers to the Earth. Now, while it may seem like a large distance and that we do not need to worry, things are not as simple. The space rock is traveling at the speed of 33,264 kmph. At this mind numbing speed, it can close that distance in hours if not days, if a last moment deviation took place.

While telescopes like NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) have been observing the asteroid, the latest projections reveal that it should make a safe passage across the planet. However, considering instances like deflections due to gravitational fields, it cannot be said for certain that we are