Bridge-like Asteroid: The irregular movement of asteroids in space has been a significant threat to the Earth for a long time. In many types of research, these facts came to the fore that there was a collision of asteroids millions of years ago due to colossal devastation. In such a situation, scientists constantly monitor the speed of asteroids.
According to recent data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA, two asteroids are moving towards the Earth. The name of the first is 1994 XD. Its size is 1500 feet long, in the shape of a bridge. At the same time, the other asteroid is even heavier than this. It is about 1600 feet long.
The speed of the first asteroid (1994 XD) moving towards the Earth is 77301 kilometres per hour. Scientists have claimed it will be closest to the Earth on 12 June. At the same time, the name of the second asteroid is 2020 DB. It’s even bigger than the 1994 XD. Its size is 1600 feet. Astronomers have estimated that this asteroid will reach the closest to the Earth on 15 June. It is in the form of a big rock. Whose current speed is 34279 kmph?
How Much Danger To The Earth?
Experts have said that the speed of asteroids towards the Earth is a matter of concern. But according to the asteroid data tracking webpage of the space agency NASA, asteroid 1994 XD is not reaching the Earth’s surface. It will pass through a distance of 1.97 million miles from the Earth.
While the second asteroid, 2020 DB, is passing close to 2.68 million miles from the Earth. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has identified all the space rocks that will pass close to Earth (within 4.6 million miles from Earth) in the coming years, and the size is less than 150 meters. Is more.
Danger From A Rock Larger Than 150 Meters
According to NASA’s research, rocks larger than 150 meters can threaten the Earth. Recently, the asteroids passing close to the Earth’s orbit are very large. However, the good thing is that their motion’s direction parallels the Earth’s orbit. In such a situation, NASA scientists have not considered it a threat to the Earth in the alert regarding the speed of asteroids. That is, both the asteroids are passing close to the Earth’s orbit, but it is not a dangerous thing.
