Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today, Says NASA

 The asteroid will pass near the Earth at a distance of 6.3 million kilometers. Airplane-sized asteroid close to Earth today, says NASA

Asteroid 2023 HY3 is traveling at a speed of 23,596 kmph

Asteroids are celestial bodies in space that are thin, irregularly shaped rocks made of metals or minerals that revolve around the Sun. Some of these asteroids are as old as the universe itself, when cosmic collisions prevented many planets from forming. This residual debris travels in different elliptical paths to the far depths of the universe. They also threaten other planets by coming close to their orbit and sometimes colliding with other celestial bodies and creating huge craters on their surface. Scientists on earth also keep on warning about this looming danger.

This time, scientists from the US space agency NASA have warned about an aeroplane-sized asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth today.

This time, scientists from the US space agency NASA have warned about an aeroplane-sized asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth today.

According to NASA's Asteroid Watch page, the 100-feet asteroid 2023 HY3 will fly past Earth at a distance of 6.3 million kilometres. It is traveling at a speed of 23,596 kmph.Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today, Says NASA