Astronomy fanatics may be in for a treat this Saturday as an estimated 200-foot asteroid is expected to "zip" past Earth in about half the distance from the surface of the planet to the Moon, according to a report.
EarthSky.org, a website that specializes in science-based reporting about the cosmos reported that asteroid 2023 DZ2 will make its closest approach to Earth on March 25 at about 3:52 p.m. EDT at a speed of 17,403 miles per hour.
'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Flying Between The Moon And Earth This Week In Rare Event
A 200-foot (58 meters) wide asteroid is set to fly much closer to our planet than the distance to the moon this Saturday.
This big space rock is much larger than almost all others ever found cruising inside the moon's orbit. It's common to see asteroids measuring a few meters across coming close to Earth and even impacting our atmosphere once or twice a year, but this is a real big 'un.
Earth at higher risk of big asteroid strike, satellite data suggest | Science | AAAS
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS— At a basic level, humanity’s survival odds come down to one thing: the chances of a giant space rock slamming into the planet and sending us the way of the dinosaurs.
Using a new catalog of high-resolution satellite imagery, Garvin and his colleagues identified large rings around three impact craters and one probable one that are 1 million years old or younger.
Asteroid to fly between Earth and the Moon this week: report https://t.co/dg4tRV7SzY FoxNews (from U.S.A.) Tue Mar 21 02:00:08 +0000 2023
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