The world will end! Asteroid is coming closer to Earth, NASA issued an alert

720 Foot Huge Asteroid: NASA has issued an alert about an asteroid. NASA said that a giant asteroid of about 720 feet, which is bigger than about four Globemaster planes, is rapidly moving towards the Earth. According to the New York Post report, this giant asteroid will pass very close to the Earth on September 15, 2024.

The speed of the asteroid was reported to be 25,000 miles per hour which is quite scary. According to NASA, this asteroid will pass at a distance of 6,20,000 miles which is 2.6 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. This distance may seem like a lot but scientists are quite worried about it.

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Although NASA and other international agencies have not predicted the possibility of this asteroid hitting the Earth, it is being monitored closely. It was also first detected by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observation Program. Let us tell you that the goal of this program is to identify asteroids or other objects coming close to the Earth.

Size raised concerns

The size of the asteroid was reported to be 720 feet, which is about the size of two football fields. Even a small obstacle in its path can pose a major threat. Every activity of the asteroid is being tracked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. With the help of advanced radar and optical telescopes, scientists are engaged in gathering all the necessary information.

NASA is getting support

Other agencies are also helping NASA to track the 720-foot-sized asteroid. Researchers from the European Space Agency (ESA) and many universities around the world are collaborating with NASA. NASA is also providing information related to this huge asteroid on its website and other social media platforms.

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