Scary: A huge asteroid will pass near Earth tomorrow
The asteroid 2008 AG33 will pass a safe distance of 3.2 million km from us, but due to the size of the celestial body - NASA is following it.
On May 9, another asteroid is expected to approach us - which may be a little more dangerous
Yinon Ben Shoshan
27/04/2022
Wednesday, 27 April, 2022, 10:36 Updated: 11:04
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On the way to us: A huge asteroid (Photo: Screenshot, ESA - P.Carril)
A huge asteroid is expected to rub against the Earth's orbit tomorrow (Thursday) - according to the NASA space agency. Km / h.
NASA emphasizes that the asteroid is not expected to hit the Earth, as it will pass 3.2 million km from us - which is about eight times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
This may sound like a huge distance, but it is very close in scale to the solar system.
The US space agency is currently tracking the orbits of tens of thousands of asteroids in our solar system that are in the range of 193 million km. Any object moving at a speed of 7.5 million km is defined as "having destructive potential".
In fact, NASA researchers are closely examining any deviation from the predicted orbit that could put them on an orbit with the Earth.
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NASA tracks the orbits of tens of thousands of asteroids (Photo: ShutterStock)
However, on May 9, an even larger asteroid is expected to pass over Earth, 2006 JF42 named, which ranges in length from 380 meters to 860 meters and moves at a speed of about 40,000 km / h.
Last November, NASA launched a spacecraft Unmanned, which in September 2022 is expected to collide with the asteroid Dimorphus in order to change its trajectory and prevent possible damage.
The mission, named "Dart", will make it possible to examine the structure of the celestial body and improve the accuracy of the capabilities of an encounter between an unmanned spacecraft and an asteroid.
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