There are hundreds of asteroids roaming around the Earth in the solar system. Some of them are as small as a pebble and some are bigger than the Moon. But a majority of them never come close to the Earth's vicinity. Those which do are called Near-Earth objects (NEO) and become objects of interest for scientists because they have the potential to strike the Earth someday and cause great destruction. NASA uses an infrared-based space telescope called Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) to detect such objects ahead of time. The same telescope has revealed that the next week is going to be terrifying for Earth as five massive asteroids will be making close approaches and if any of them strike us, it can be destructive. Check the list of asteroids set to arrive close to Earth and how NASA is able to predict these asteroids' trajectory.
Discovered in August 2022, this is a 140-foot wide asteroid which will make its closest approach to the Earth tomorrow, September 11. The asteroid has been classified as a NEO asteroid. The asteroid has been predicted to come as close as 7.3 million kilometers to the Earth and will flyby at the speed of 30,384 kmph. The current predictions of NASA state that the asteroid will make a safe passage across our planet.
Spotted in 2008, this asteroid is gigantic at a size of 310-foot. For reference, this is bigger than the Qutub Minar (238-foot). This asteroid will come closest to the Earth on September 12. It will also come closer than the previous asteroid at 6.7 million kilometers to our planet. It is moving at the speed of 36,756 kmph and any last moment deflection will send it speeding towards our planet.
This 242-foot wide asteroid was also discovered in August 2022. Capable of destroying
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