The hefty space rock measures up to 492 feet in diameter – and is officially designated as a "near-Earth object".
Asteroids regularly make close approaches to Earth, and Nasa creates alerts for each one of these objects.
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For instance, four 'All Saints' asteroids skimmed past Earth on November 1 , completely harmlessly.
It measures up to 492 feet (150 metres) across, and will skirt Earth at 4.09am UK time – or 11.09pm on Sunday in New York.
Were you following this:
Asteroids big enough to destroy CITIES hit Earth more often than we thought, scientists warn
They found that space objects large enough to flatten entire cities smash into our planet more often than we thought.
Researchers analysed the age of Wolfe Creek Crater, a 2,900ft-wide impact crater in Western Australia.
It's believed to have been left by a 14,000-tonne asteroid, which upon impact exploded with the equivalent force of 36 nuclear bombs.
Scientists had long believed the collision took place 300,000 years ago, but it actually occurred much earlier, according to a new study.
Asteroid named for CU Boulder researcher | Ann and H.J.
The International Astronomical Union has announced that asteroid 2000 VH57 is now officially named (20882) Paulsánchez.
"It was quite unexpected," said Sánchez, a senior research associate in the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research within the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The honor recognizes Sánchez's contributions to the understanding of rubble pile asteroids, a class of asteroids comprised of not one large hunk of rock, but many pieces loosely held together.
Astro Bob blog: Asteroid Ultima Thule christened 'Arrokoth' in Native American tribute | Duluth
And here's another article:
Ice fossils discovered in 4.6B year-old asteroid that could give new insight into early solar
Researchers have found ice fossils from an ancient asteroid that crashed into Earth nearly 30 years ago that could have enormous implications into what the early Solar System was like.
The ancient space rock, known as Acfer 094, is 4.6-billion-years-old, almost as old as the Solar System itself. The discovery of the ice fossils unveiled what researchers believe are remnants of "fluffy icy dust," along with sulfides and other material that "resulted in the formation of large planets."
$700 Quintillion Metal Asteroid Is Likely Former Planet Core - Nerdist
Our solar system is just one unthinkably massive gift that keeps on giving, right? The Sun protects our planet from interstellar plasma with its solar winds, Jupiter draws in potentially dangerous rogue asteroids , and there’s even water on Mars , which we may be able to drink one day.
It’s many billion times more valuable than all of the money in the world today. pic.twitter.com/ShIJseLmvb
— cosmic database 🧬 (@cosmicdatabase) November 18, 2019 If you haven’t heard of this immensely valuable massive asteroid, dubbed 16 Psyche , get ready to soon refer to it as my precious , because its highlight factoids really make it stand out as something special.
A Nearly 500-Foot Asteroid Will Swing By Earth Tonight On Its Closest Approach In 55 Years
A huge, pyramid-sized asteroid — one believed to measure as much as 492 feet in diameter — is headed for Earth and will swing by for a close but perfectly safe encounter later tonight, NASA has announced.
Tonight’s celestial visitor is known as asteroid 2019 VF1. The formidable space rock is expected to approach Earth in the late hours of the evening, reaching its closest point to our planet at 11:04 p.m. EST. At the time, the space rock will be traveling at a breakneck speed of 38,500 mph — or more than 60 times faster than a Boeing 747 jet, per RT . While a close encounter with an asteroid of this size can certainly be harrowing, NASA assures there’s no cause for alarm.
Gigantic, 500ft asteroid to fly past Earth on Monday & come BACK in 7 years — RT World News
The space rock, called 2019 VF1, was discovered this year and will pass Earth at about 4:09am GMT on Monday.
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