210 -Foot asteriod rushing towards Earth today , Says NASA

A massive asteroid the size of a skyscraper will pass close by Earth on Friday, February 2. The size of the harmless space rock is estimated to be between 690 and 1,575 feet (210 and 480 meters) across, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. This means that the asteroid could be similar in size to the Empire State Building in New York or Chicago’s Willis Tower.

The asteroid will pass within 1.7 million miles or 2.7 million km of Earth. However, its close proximity is of the least concern. The US space agency said the asteroid is a harmless fly-by as it will pass almost seven times the distance from Earth to the moon, according to the Associated Press.

NASA confirmed that a 210-foot asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and is set to be a close call based on the expected trajectory. NASA estimates that the asteroid, which is called 2023 KW2, is the size of a large Boeing 747 airplane. It is expected to reach its closest distance to Earth at 4.5 million kilometers away. While that appears a fair distance, it is not in terms of astronomical measurements, considering the size of the asteroid. NASA revealed that the asteroid is flying toward Earth at a speed of 22,600 miles per hour. In a bid to protect Earth from collisions, NASA uses technological telescopes to calculate impact risks by predicting their orbit. While there are no immediate threats from any near-Earth objects, NASA believes keeping track of them is important. American astronomer, Carl Sagan, once said that “the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.”



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