Terrifying asteroid speeding towards Earth today! Clocked at 25740 kmph, says NASA

Unlike bigger space rocks which seldom stray towards Earth, smaller asteroids frequently fly close past the planet. NASA has warned that another asteroid is headed for Earth today. Does this asteroid pose any threat to the planet?

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What are asteroids? Well, NASA defines asteroids as rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most of them can be found orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt. (Pixabay)

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1/6 What are asteroids? Well, NASA defines asteroids as rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most of them can be found orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt. (Pixabay)

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Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for monitoring the skies and keeping a watch on various Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). If any NEO comes within 8 million kilometers of Earth, the organization red flags the NEO and issues an alert. (Pixabay)

2/6 Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for monitoring the skies and keeping a watch on various Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). If any NEO comes within 8 million kilometers of Earth, the organization red flags the NEO and issues an alert. (Pixabay)

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Now, NASA has red-flagged an asteroid, named Asteroid 2022 US6, which is dangerously heading for Earth today, November 7. NASA has warned that Asteroid 2022 US6 is huge with a size ranging between 49 feet and 104 feet. (Pixabay)

3/6 Now, NASA has red-flagged an asteroid, named Asteroid 2022 US6, which is dangerously heading for Earth today, November 7. NASA has warned that Asteroid 2022 US6 is huge with a size ranging between 49 feet and 104 feet. (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2022 US6 is already on its way towards Earth travelling at a staggering speed of 25740 kilometers per hour and will just miss the planet today at a very close distance, November 7. The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of just 3.7 million kilometers, according to NASA. (Pixabay)

4/6 Asteroid 2022 US6 is already on its way towards Earth travelling at a staggering speed of 25740 kilometers per hour and will just miss the planet today at a very close distance, November 7. The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of just 3.7 million kilometers, according to NASA. (Pixabay)

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According to the-sky.org, the Asteroid 2022 US6 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was discovered recently on October 17. This asteroid takes 510 days to complete one trip around the Sun during which its maximum distance from the Sun is 244 million kilometers and nearest distance is 130 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

5/6 According to the-sky.org, the Asteroid 2022 US6 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was discovered recently on October 17. This asteroid takes 510 days to complete one trip around the Sun during which its maximum distance from the Sun is 244 million kilometers and nearest distance is 130 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

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Asteroids have been responsible for some of the biggest events in history. There have been many incidents in the past which have changed the course of life on the planet. From the Chelyabinsk disaster that claimed many lives to the meteor which caused the extinction of dinosaurs millions of years ago, whenever meteors have crashed on Earth, they have impacted lives. (Pixabay)

6/6 Asteroids have been responsible for some of the biggest events in history. There have been many incidents in the past which have changed the course of life on the planet. From the Chelyabinsk disaster that claimed many lives to the meteor which caused the extinction of dinosaurs millions of years ago, whenever meteors have crashed on Earth, they have impacted lives. (Pixabay)