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Asteroid HORROR! From 32 to 600 foot wide - 5 asteroids zooming towards Earth today

NASA has warned about five potentially hazardous asteroids, one of which measures a massive 600-foot in size, that are coming towards Earth today. Know all about the horror of these monster rocks.

By: HT TECH
Updated on: Dec 03 2022, 14:56 IST
Some asteroids come as undetected out of nowhere to hit Earth while others can be detected by NASA's astronomers. NASA flags any asteroid that comes within 4.6 million miles or 7.5 million kilometres of Earth, or if it measures larger than about 150 meters is said to be a potentially hazardous object. (Pixabay)
1/6 Some asteroids come as undetected out of nowhere to hit Earth while others can be detected by NASA's astronomers. NASA flags any asteroid that comes within 4.6 million miles or 7.5 million kilometres of Earth, or if it measures larger than about 150 meters is said to be a potentially hazardous object. (Pixabay)
Now, NASA has spotted five giant monster rocks approaching Earth today, which pose a great risk to our planet. One of which is dubbed as 2010 VQ which is 32-foot wide and will make the closest approach of 2.69 million miles from Earth. (Pixabay)
2/6 Now, NASA has spotted five giant monster rocks approaching Earth today, which pose a great risk to our planet. One of which is dubbed as 2010 VQ which is 32-foot wide and will make the closest approach of 2.69 million miles from Earth. (Pixabay)
One of these five upcoming asteroids today measures 40-foot and is named asteroid 2022 WR9. NASA's JPL informed that it will come dangerously close, around 1.71 million miles to Earth. Moreover, it will be hurtling toward Earth at a speed of 46687 km per hour. (Pixabay)
3/6 One of these five upcoming asteroids today measures 40-foot and is named asteroid 2022 WR9. NASA's JPL informed that it will come dangerously close, around 1.71 million miles to Earth. Moreover, it will be hurtling toward Earth at a speed of 46687 km per hour. (Pixabay)
There is another airplane-sized asteroid named 2022 WD2 which is zooming towards Earth at a blistering speed of 26465 km per hour, CNEOS data mentioned. It is a 78-foot-wide asteroid that will come as close as 1.75 million miles to the Earth. (Pixabay)
4/6 There is another airplane-sized asteroid named 2022 WD2 which is zooming towards Earth at a blistering speed of 26465 km per hour, CNEOS data mentioned. It is a 78-foot-wide asteroid that will come as close as 1.75 million miles to the Earth. (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2022 WG9, which measures 100-foot in size, is ready to make the closest approach at 2.98 million miles at a speed of 38344 km per hour. (Pixabay)
5/6 Asteroid 2022 WG9, which measures 100-foot in size, is ready to make the closest approach at 2.98 million miles at a speed of 38344 km per hour. (Pixabay)
However, the biggest of them all is a whopping 600-foot wide Asteroid 2017 QL33 which is hurtling towards at a fiery speed of 24853 kmph. (Pixabay)
6/6 However, the biggest of them all is a whopping 600-foot wide Asteroid 2017 QL33 which is hurtling towards at a fiery speed of 24853 kmph. (Pixabay)
First Published Date: 03 Dec, 14:55 IST
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