76-foot Asteroid rushing towards earth today, says NASA

Published by 2nd January, 2023 es online Sci/Tech Desk Image: Unsplash

NASA has issued an alert to the people this New Year. NASA said that today a big asteroid is moving towards the Earth. an asteroid known as 2022 YG5.

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According to NASA, this asteroid is 72 feet big and is moving very fast towards the Earth.

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This asteroid named 2022 YG5 will pass near the Earth from a distance of 3.7 km.

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According to NASA, this asteroid has been moving towards the Earth for a long time.

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NASA said that it will move towards the earth at a speed of 25680 km/h, which is almost double that of a hypersonic missile.

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Although earlier this asteroid was said to pass close to the Earth on the 1st Jan 2023, now it will pass today on the 2nd Jan.

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NASA further said that this asteroid can be destroyed long ago, due to which it will neither cause any harm to the earth nor earth's surface.

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