Three more, all approximately airplane-sized, are also set to whizz past Earth on Thursday, the agency said.
NASA considers size and proximity when assessing the risk an asteroid poses and only considers an object a potential threat when it is larger than around 500 feet and will pass within around 4.6 million miles of Earth.
120-foot asteroid zooming towards Earth today at astonishing speed of 50796 kmph, says NASA | Tech ...
It is a scary day today! A gigantic 120-foot, airplane sized asteroid named 2023 FP5 is moving at a rapid speed towards planet Earth today, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Nearing to planet Earth today, Sunday, April 9, the 120-foot Asteroid 2023 FP5 will come as close as 4.09 million kilometers. The asteroid is moving at a very fast pace of 50796 kilometers per hour. As per its current trajectory, this massive rock will pass by the planet causing no harm.
A Space Pharmacy and Asteroid-Pulverizing Tech Just Got NASA Funding
The Phase II grant recipients reflect NASA's interest in further exploring Earth, protecting our planet from incoming threats, and looking after astronauts' health in space.
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Asteroid impacts formed natural water bottles on the Moon | SYFY WIRE
Apollo 8 got a lot of firsts in the record books. The mission, which launched December 21, 1968, carried a crew of three. A few days after liftoff, Frank Borman II, James Lovell Jr., and William Anders became the first human beings in history to fly to the Moon.
Apollo 8, of course, was never meant to land. It was the second crewed Apollo mission but the first to leave low-Earth orbit.
Psyche Missions Has An Updated Mission Plan - SpaceRef
NASA's Psyche mission, which will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, is on track to launch in October 2023 after a one-year delay to complete critical testing. The launch period will open Oct. 5 and close Oct. 25.
Due to the new launch date, Psyche has a new mission plan, which includes a flyby of Mars for a gravity assist and arrival at the asteroid in August 2029.
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