Four Asteroids To Hit Earth? Space Rocks Approach Towards Earth On April 26, Warns NASA! Read Below To Know More
The American space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory alerted NASA maintaining that asteroids are headed for Earth
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The universe is full of secrets and the presence of galaxies, planets, asteroids, and meteors is one of the few concepts that has consistently captured people’s interest. Scientists and researchers have closely observed every space object in an effort to learn more about it. One threat to Earth that scientists are always on the alert for is asteroids.
The American space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory alerted NASA maintaining that asteroids are headed for Earth. As per the resorts, four massive cosmic objects are hurling towards Earth at a high speed and will pass every close to our planet today, April 26. ALSO READ | Asteroids To Hit The Earth? NASA Warns Three Massive Asteroids Flying Towards The Planet; Here’s What Will Happen They Collide
Four huge asteroids, 2023 Hl3 (52 feet), 2023 HV5 (1500 feet), 2023 GC1 (120 feet), 2023 HP4 (75 Feet) will pass very close to Earth, on Wednesday, April 26, reported Latestly. The asteroids will pass by Earth at distances of 1,830,000, 2,420,000, 4,810,000, and 5,730,000 km, respectively, according to data released by NASA's JPL. The asteroids will pass by Earth very closely if they keep on their current track.
Meanwhile, NASA continues to monitor asteroids in order to have adequate time to alert the public if an asteroid changes track for whatever reason. Satellites, telescopes, and other tools based on the Earth and the sky have all been used by NASA to track and monitor the asteroids.
WHY DO ASTEROIDS EXIST
As per NASA, currently, there are 1278661 known asteroids in the universe. The largest of these asteroids is less than 33 feet (10 metres) in diameter, while the smallest is less than 329 miles (530 km) in diameter.
There are known to be three different categories of asteroids, namely Earth Asteroids, and the Main Asteroid Belt. The orbits of the near-Earth asteroids are quite close to those of the Earth. ALSO READ | Two Asteroids To Hit Earth? NASA Continues To Observe Two Bus-sized Cosmic Objects; Here’s What The Space Agency Has To Say!
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