This fast-moving asteroid could make its way to Earth today! Check out what NASA has to say about this space rock.
After several asteroids passed very close to Earth earlier this week, another dangerous space rock could pass today as we head into the new week. Asteroids have been responsible for some of the greatest events in history. From the Chelyabinsk disaster that claimed many lives to the meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs millions of years ago, whenever asteroids hit Earth, they impact life.
NASA tracks these asteroids by studying data collected by various telescopes and observatories such as Pan-STARRS, Catalina Sky Survey, and the NEOWISE telescope. While some of these technologies are in the sky, others are based on Earth.
Details of asteroid 2022 WD
NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has issued a warning against an asteroid called Asteroid 2022 WD. The 52-foot asteroid is expected to pass close to Earth today, November 21, at a distance of 4.2 million kilometers. This asteroid is on its way towards Earth, moving at an amazing speed of 23852 km/h. Although this asteroid is not expected to impact Earth, a slight deviation in its path due to interaction with the planet’s gravitational field could alter its orbit with consequences. dire results.
According to NASA, Asteroid 2022 WD belongs to the Apollo asteroid group, a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the giant asteroid 1862 Apollo, discovered in the years by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth. 1930.
NASA’s Asteroid Observation and Classification Program
NASA has established a Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), which is managed in the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. 0.05 Earth Astronomical Units (5 million miles or 8 million kilometers).
