To reduce uncertainty and combat the potential threat posed by asteroids approaching Earth, space agencies such as NASA, ESA, and others use advanced technologies such as telescopes and telescopes. ground and space telescopes to track these Near-Earth Objects. According to Dr Davide Farnocchia of NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), although an asteroid is not expected to hit Earth in the next 100 years, about 3,000 new NEOs are discovered every day. years, enabling continuous monitoring and prediction of the Earth’s orbit. These space rocks are very important.
NASA has now revealed details about a small planet is expected to make the closest approach to Earth today.
Details of asteroid 2023 JZ4
According to data released by CNEOS, an asteroid designated Asteroid 2023 JZ4 is approaching Earth at intense speed and is expected to make its closest approach today, 29 May. What is its speed? Well, NASA has revealed that this space rock is now moving towards Earth at a speed of 57876 kilometers per hour. It will come close to 2.3 million km.
The worrying thing about this asteroid is its size. NASA estimates it’s about 100 feet wide, making it almost the size of an airplane! It belongs to the group of Apollo Near Earth small planet, are trans-Earth space rocks whose semi-major axis is larger than Earth’s. These asteroids are named after the giant asteroid 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s.
Spaceship OSIRIS-REx-Asteroid Hunter
Thanks to NASA technology such as telescopes and other spacecraft, it has been discovered that an asteroid the space agency is studying up close, named Bennu, has a 1/2700 chance of hitting collided with Earth between the years 2175 and 2195. In fact, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was sent on a mission – the two-year investigation of Bennu – before taking a sample the asteroid’s material off its surface and return it to Earth. Along with collecting samples, OSIRIS-REx will also study how light absorbed by the Sun and re-radiated by Bennu affects its orbit—and as a result, that orbit could become more dangerous. as for the Earth.
