270-foot monster, 4 other asteroids heading for Earth! Check details here | Photos

270-foot monster, 4 other asteroids heading for Earth! Check details here

No less than 5 asteroids will be making hazardously close trips to the Earth very soon, including a skyscraper-sized space rock! NASA has issued alerts about these space rocks. Know all the details about these 5 asteroids.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Dec 12 2022, 10:47 IST
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Asteroid 2003 YS70 - NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has issued an alert against an asteroid named Asteroid 2003 YS70. This 17 feet wide asteroid is expected to fly past Earth tomorrow December 13, at a distance of 4 million kilometers. The asteroid is already on its way towards Earth, travelling at a staggering speed of 14818 kilometers per hour!  (Pixabay)
1/5 Asteroid 2003 YS70 - NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has issued an alert against an asteroid named Asteroid 2003 YS70. This 17 feet wide asteroid is expected to fly past Earth tomorrow December 13, at a distance of 4 million kilometers. The asteroid is already on its way towards Earth, travelling at a staggering speed of 14818 kilometers per hour!  (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2019 XQ1 - NASA has red-flagged another 92-foot asteroid named Asteroid 2019 XQ1 due to its extremely close approach to the planet. The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth tomorrow December 13, at a distance of 5.5 million kilometers. NASA has warned that the space rock is already on its way towards the planet travelling at a speed of nearly 35238 kilometers per hour!   (Pixabay)
2/5 Asteroid 2019 XQ1 - NASA has red-flagged another 92-foot asteroid named Asteroid 2019 XQ1 due to its extremely close approach to the planet. The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth tomorrow December 13, at a distance of 5.5 million kilometers. NASA has warned that the space rock is already on its way towards the planet travelling at a speed of nearly 35238 kilometers per hour!   (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2018 XU3 – This gigantic asteroid is 88 feet wide, which is nearly the size of an aircraft! It will make its close trip to Earth tomorrow, December 13, at a distance of nearly 5.6 million kilometers. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2018 XU3, is already speeding towards Earth faster than a bullet, travelling at a speed of 37149 kilometers per hour.  (Pixabay)
3/5 Asteroid 2018 XU3 – This gigantic asteroid is 88 feet wide, which is nearly the size of an aircraft! It will make its close trip to Earth tomorrow, December 13, at a distance of nearly 5.6 million kilometers. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2018 XU3, is already speeding towards Earth faster than a bullet, travelling at a speed of 37149 kilometers per hour.  (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2021 XS4 – NASA has warned that an asteroid named Asteroid 2021 XS4 is heading for Earth on December 14. This asteroid, with a size of nearly 71 feet, is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 34936 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth at a distance of 5.5 million kilometers.  (Pixabay)
4/5 Asteroid 2021 XS4 – NASA has warned that an asteroid named Asteroid 2021 XS4 is heading for Earth on December 14. This asteroid, with a size of nearly 71 feet, is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 34936 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth at a distance of 5.5 million kilometers.  (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2015 RN35 – This week’s fifth and the largest asteroid, a 270-foot monster asteroid named 2015 RN35 will be making its closest Earth approach on December 15. It will come as close as 686,000 kilometers, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). And this is not all, this skyscraper-sized asteroid is also moving at a mind-numbing speed of 21276 kilometer per hour!  (Pixabay)
5/5 Asteroid 2015 RN35 – This week’s fifth and the largest asteroid, a 270-foot monster asteroid named 2015 RN35 will be making its closest Earth approach on December 15. It will come as close as 686,000 kilometers, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). And this is not all, this skyscraper-sized asteroid is also moving at a mind-numbing speed of 21276 kilometer per hour!  (Pixabay)
First Published Date: 12 Dec, 10:41 IST
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