A warning has been issued by NASA for this asteroid, which is set to pass Earth at a close distance today.
While Earth currently has a planetary defense against potentially world-destroying asteroids, thanks to NASA’s DART Test, this doesn’t mean asteroids will never strike. this planet again. In fact, asteroids have hit Earth many times in the past, and this could happen again. While most of them miss Earth, the danger remains, and that’s when it’s important for space agencies like NASA to track down each flying object large enough to worry humanity. That responsibility rests with NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, which keeps an eye on Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and warns if there are any signs of a potentially dangerous object.
Now, it’s warning that a giant asteroid is heading towards Earth today.
Key details about asteroid 2022 VB2
NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has issued a warning against an asteroid called Asteroid 2022 VB2. This 100-foot-wide asteroid is expected to fly by The earth close to today, November 29, at a distance of 3.3 million km. This asteroid is on its way towards Earth, moving at an amazing speed of 30336 km/h. While this asteroid is not expected to collide with Earth any time soon, a slight deviation in its path due to interactions with the planet’s gravitational field could alter its orbit.
It belongs to the Apollo group of small planetis a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the giant asteroid 1862 Apollo, discovered in the 1930s by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth.
Do you know?
NASA has now revealed that an asteroid hit Earth just a few days ago! This asteroid was missed by all Near-Earth Object (NEO) telescopes and was detected just hours before impact. The asteroid was first discovered by NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey and observations were subsequently reported to the Minor Planet Center. NASA’s Scout impact risk assessment system calculated the asteroid’s trajectory and possible impact locations by analyzing the data.
According to NASA, the asteroid likely burned up as it entered the planet’s atmosphere and scattered small meteorites on the southern shores of Lake Ontario.
