Four asteroids are expected to whiz past Earth, this Diwali, with one of them as large as the Qutub Minar. Even though NASA has termed two of these four asteroids as “potentially hazardous”, they will be flying at a massive distance away from Earth.
The Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has said that asteroid 2020 TB9 and 2020 ST1 are expected to fly past Earth on Saturday. According to reports, asteroid 2020 TB9 is the smaller of the two with an average diameter of 30 metres and will fly at a speed of 21,600km per hour.
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The space rock known as 2020 VL1 is currently moving towards the orbit of Earth. Monitoring services from NASA have revealed that the asteroid is set to cross Earth's orbit on Friday, November 13.
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The space agency has revealed the asteroid will pass almost four times the distance between the Earth and the Moon, what is known as a lunar distance.
That's 18,000 kilometres per hour, and while that may seem fast, it is actually relatively slow compared to the average asteroid speed, which is 18 kilometres per second.
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Apophis—an asteroid as wide as three football fields—has a slim chance of slamming into Earth in 2068. Before then, however , the object is scheduled to zip past us in an encounter that scientists are already planning to exploit. Here are some intriguing ways in which we could explore Apophis during its next close approach in 2029.
In just nine years, potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis will come to within 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers) of our planet. At one-tenth the distance between Earth and the Moon, that's a close shave by any measure, and an exceptionally rare occurrence for an asteroid of this size—it'll actually be visible to the naked eye. Current estimates place the mean width of the object at roughly 1,100 feet (350 meters).
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The asteroid 2020 ST1 is a monstrous rock which is currently traversing through the solar system. The asteroid is up to 350 metres in length, making it more than three times longer than a football pitch.
According to observations from NASA, the colossal space rock is travelling at 8.1 kilometres per second, or more than 29,000 kilometres per hour.
Asteroid 2020 ST1 will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday, November 14, although it will miss by a large distance.
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Asteroid may buzz-cut Earth day before election: Neil deGrasse Tyson
A 6.5-foot asteroid will zoom past Earth just before Election Day but astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says it's nothing to worry about.
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"It's not big enough to cause harm. So if the World ends in 2020, it won't be the fault of the Universe," Tyson said.
In August, news of the 6.5-foot asteroid's approach spread due to its proximity to Election Day in the United States.
NASA, through an official social media account dedicated to asteroid observation, dispelled the notion.
Election Day Asteroid Didn't Hit—NASA Says 2 More Will Pass Earth Today
The "election day asteroid" that Neil deGrasse Tyson said would "buzz-cut" Earth on November 2 did not hit our planet. The asteroid—a refrigerator-sized space-rock dubbed 2018 VP1—flew past Earth safely having been forecast to come within around 4,000 miles of our planet, which is an extremely small distance in astronomical terms.
"It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov 2, the day before the Presidential Election. It's not big enough to cause harm. So if the World ends in 2020, it won't be the fault of the Universe."
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