NASA says 54-foot asteroid zooming towards Earth TODAY; will get scarily close

NASA has recently alerted that a terrifying asteroid is speeding towards Earth. This asteroid has been classified as a Potentially Hazardous Object by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Will there be a collision with Earth?

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Amidst all small asteroid flybys in the past few weeks, NASA has now warned that a huge asteroid is heading straight for Earth. This asteroid has huge destructive potential due to its sheer size and speed and could potentially cause mass destruction if it deviates slightly from its path. (Pixabay)

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1/6 Amidst all small asteroid flybys in the past few weeks, NASA has now warned that a huge asteroid is heading straight for Earth. This asteroid has huge destructive potential due to its sheer size and speed and could potentially cause mass destruction if it deviates slightly from its path. (Pixabay)

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NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, which keeps an eye on dangerous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), has red-flagged an 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. (NASA)

2/6 NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, which keeps an eye on dangerous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), has red-flagged an 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. (NASA)

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It is already on its way towards the planet travelling at a speed of nearly 39204 kilometers per hour! Asteroid 2022 VC has a width of 54 feet, which is nearly the size of a house! (Pixabay)

3/6 It is already on its way towards the planet travelling at a speed of nearly 39204 kilometers per hour! Asteroid 2022 VC has a width of 54 feet, which is nearly the size of a house! (Pixabay)

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According to the-sky.org, the Asteroid 2022 VC belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was discovered just days ago on November 1. This asteroid takes 1104 days to complete one trip around the Sun during which its maximum distance from the Sun is 479 million kilometers and nearest distance is 147 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

4/6 According to the-sky.org, the Asteroid 2022 VC belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was discovered just days ago on November 1. This asteroid takes 1104 days to complete one trip around the Sun during which its maximum distance from the Sun is 479 million kilometers and nearest distance is 147 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

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NASA tech behind asteroid tracking - Most of the asteroids are observed with the help of the NEOWISE Project which repurposed NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to work as a survey telescope and scan the sky for Near-Earth Objects. NASA then uses its ground-based radar to gather precise data about the asteroid’s path and its characteristics. (NASA)

5/6 NASA tech behind asteroid tracking - Most of the asteroids are observed with the help of the NEOWISE Project which repurposed NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to work as a survey telescope and scan the sky for Near-Earth Objects. NASA then uses its ground-based radar to gather precise data about the asteroid’s path and its characteristics. (NASA)

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NASA conducts surveys done using its ground-based telescopes such as the Pans-STARRS1 in Maui, Hawaii, as well to identify thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). As of now, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids have been discovered using various survey telescopes which track objects in the sky. (Pixabay)

6/6 NASA conducts surveys done using its ground-based telescopes such as the Pans-STARRS1 in Maui, Hawaii, as well to identify thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). As of now, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids have been discovered using various survey telescopes which track objects in the sky. (Pixabay)