NASA reveals 5 asteroids zooming towards Earth! Check speed, size and more

NASA has revealed details such as speed, distance of approach, and size of 5 asteroids that have been tracked approaching Earth at a close distance over the next few days.

Asteroid 2023 HL – Asteroid 2023 HL is a Near-Earth Asteroid that will make its closest approach to Earth tomorrow, June 17. According to NASA, this asteroid is 45 feet wide. It will come as close as 5.1 million kilometers near Earth and is already moving at a steady speed of 3730 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

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1/6 Asteroid 2023 HL – Asteroid 2023 HL is a Near-Earth Asteroid that will make its closest approach to Earth tomorrow, June 17. According to NASA, this asteroid is 45 feet wide. It will come as close as 5.1 million kilometers near Earth and is already moving at a steady speed of 3730 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2023 LW – Asteroid 2023 LW, which is almost 99 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on June 18. The asteroid is already rushing towards Earth slower than other asteroids at a speed of 59963 kilometers per hour and will pass the planet at a distance of 2.3 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

2/6 Asteroid 2023 LW – Asteroid 2023 LW, which is almost 99 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on June 18. The asteroid is already rushing towards Earth slower than other asteroids at a speed of 59963 kilometers per hour and will pass the planet at a distance of 2.3 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2016 LK49 – Asteroid 2016 LK49, with a width of almost 120 feet, will be making its closest Earth approach on June 19. It will come as close as 6.6 million kilometers, according to NASA. The asteroid is moving at a breakneck speed of 69863 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

3/6 Asteroid 2016 LK49 – Asteroid 2016 LK49, with a width of almost 120 feet, will be making its closest Earth approach on June 19. It will come as close as 6.6 million kilometers, according to NASA. The asteroid is moving at a breakneck speed of 69863 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2023 HF1 – A huge asteroid named Asteroid 2023 HF1 is heading for Earth and will make a close approach on June 21. This asteroid, with an estimated width of 300 feet, is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 15727 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth at a distance of 4.7 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

4/6 Asteroid 2023 HF1 – A huge asteroid named Asteroid 2023 HF1 is heading for Earth and will make a close approach on June 21. This asteroid, with an estimated width of 300 feet, is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 15727 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth at a distance of 4.7 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2002 LT38 – Asteroid 2002 LT38, which is almost 1400 feet in width, is heading for Earth and will make a close approach on June 24. This asteroid is heading towards Earth at a blistering speed of 25735 million kilometers per hour and will miss Earth at a distance of 6.6 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

5/6 Asteroid 2002 LT38 – Asteroid 2002 LT38, which is almost 1400 feet in width, is heading for Earth and will make a close approach on June 24. This asteroid is heading towards Earth at a blistering speed of 25735 million kilometers per hour and will miss Earth at a distance of 6.6 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

NASA has a new impact monitoring system in place that uses an algorithm called Sentry-II to calculate the impact risk of Near-Earth Objects. NASA can track the orbital path of the asteroid using this infrared data and can even predict its orbit years into the future. (NASA CNEOS)

6/6 NASA has a new impact monitoring system in place that uses an algorithm called Sentry-II to calculate the impact risk of Near-Earth Objects. NASA can track the orbital path of the asteroid using this infrared data and can even predict its orbit years into the future. (NASA CNEOS)