From 38-foot to 120-foot, 5 hazardous asteroids hurtling towards Earth TODAY, says NASA

Although one or two asteroids usually fly past Earth every day, what makes today special is that no less than 5 asteroids will be making hazardously close trips to the Earth! NASA has issued alerts about these space rocks. Know all about these 5 asteroids.

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Asteroid 2022 UQ20 - NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has issued an alert against an asteroid named Asteroid 2022 UQ20. The 38 feet wide asteroid is expected to fly past Earth today, November 4, at a distance of 1.1 million kilometers. The asteroid is already on its way towards Earth, travelling at a staggering speed of 29808 kilometers per hour! (Pixabay)

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1/5 Asteroid 2022 UQ20 - NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has issued an alert against an asteroid named Asteroid 2022 UQ20. The 38 feet wide asteroid is expected to fly past Earth today, November 4, at a distance of 1.1 million kilometers. The asteroid is already on its way towards Earth, travelling at a staggering speed of 29808 kilometers per hour! (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2022 VC - NASA has red-flagged another 54-foot asteroid named Asteroid 2022 VC due to its extremely close approach to the planet. The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth today, November 4, at a distance of 2.7 million kilometers. It is already on its way towards the planet travelling at a speed of nearly 39204 kilometers per hour! (Pixabay)

2/5 Asteroid 2022 VC - NASA has red-flagged another 54-foot asteroid named Asteroid 2022 VC due to its extremely close approach to the planet. The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth today, November 4, at a distance of 2.7 million kilometers. It is already on its way towards the planet travelling at a speed of nearly 39204 kilometers per hour! (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2022 UN5 – This gigantic 100-foot asteroid will make its close trip to Earth at a distance of nearly 5.6 million kilometers. It is already speeding towards Earth faster than a bullet, travelling at a speed of 29484 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

3/5 Asteroid 2022 UN5 – This gigantic 100-foot asteroid will make its close trip to Earth at a distance of nearly 5.6 million kilometers. It is already speeding towards Earth faster than a bullet, travelling at a speed of 29484 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2022 UB9 – NASA has warned that an asteroid named Asteroid 2022 UB9 is heading for Earth today. The 55-foot asteroid is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 23436 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth today at an extremely close distance of 6.2 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

4/5 Asteroid 2022 UB9 – NASA has warned that an asteroid named Asteroid 2022 UB9 is heading for Earth today. The 55-foot asteroid is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 23436 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth today at an extremely close distance of 6.2 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2022 UL6 – This week’s fifth and the largest asteroid, with a width of 120 feet, will make its closest approach to Earth today at a distance of 6.7 million kilometers. It is hurtling towards the planet at a terrifying speed of 15732 kilometers per hour, which is nearly the speed of a hyper ballistic missile! (Pixabay)

5/5 Asteroid 2022 UL6 – This week’s fifth and the largest asteroid, with a width of 120 feet, will make its closest approach to Earth today at a distance of 6.7 million kilometers. It is hurtling towards the planet at a terrifying speed of 15732 kilometers per hour, which is nearly the speed of a hyper ballistic missile! (Pixabay)