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NASA tracks 92-foot asteroid flyby; closest Earth approach today

A 92-foot asteroid is expected to make a close approach to Earth today. Check out its speed, distance and other details, as revealed by NASA.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Apr 04 2023, 10:13 IST
150-foot asteroid among 5 set to buzz Earth, NASA warns
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1/5 Asteroid 2023 FU6: Today, this small 45-foot asteroid is set to make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of just 1.16 million miles. Asteroid 2023 FU6 is already hurtling towards the planet at a speed of 36677 kmph.   (Pixabay)
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2/5 Asteroid 2023 FS11: This 82-foot asteroid will fly past Earth by a close margin of 4.11 million miles today. This airplane-sized asteroid is travelling towards the planet at a speed of 42257 kilometers per hour.  (Pixabay)
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3/5 Asteroid 2023 FA7: Another airplane-sized asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 1.4 million miles on April 4. Asteroid 2023 FA7 is 92-foot space rock which is hurtling toward Earth at a blistering 86428 kmph.  (Freepik)
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4/5 Asteroid 2023 FQ7: This 65-foot asteroid, as big as a house, will be making its closest approach to Earth on April 5. It will come as close as 3.57 million miles, according to NASA's JPL. The asteroid is moving at a blistering speed of 30279 kilometers per hour toward Earth. (Wikimedia Commons)
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5/5 Asteroid 2023 FZ3: One of the largest ones amongst the next upcoming asteroids is this 150-foot wide monster rock that is set to make an uncomfortably close approach towards Earth on April 6, speeding at a fiery 67656 kmph. It will be just 2.61 million miles away from the Earth.  (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2023 FA7 belongs to the Apollo group of Near-Earth Asteroids. (Pixabay)

Asteroids make close approaches to Earth almost every day, but how does NASA track these space rocks located millions of kilometers away in space? NASA telescopes such as the Pans-STARRS1 located in Maui, Hawaii, and the Catalina Sky Survey situated near Tucson, Arizona conduct surveys that have detected numerous near-Earth objects like asteroids, comets and more. Additionally, NEOWISE, NASA's space-based observatory, has identified hundreds of asteroids by scanning the skies with near-infrared wavelengths of light from its orbit around Earth's poles. To collect accurate information about an asteroid's trajectory and attributes, NASA employs its ground-based radar.

With this advanced tech, NASA has recently discovered another asteroid that could potentially come close to Earth today.

Asteroid 2023 FA7 information

NASA has issued a warning about a particular asteroid called Asteroid 2023 FA7, as it will be approaching very close to Earth. The asteroid is currently traveling at a speed of almost 86440 kilometers per hour and is set to make its closest approach to Earth today, March 4, at a distance of 2.2 million kilometers per hour.

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Although the asteroid is not a planet-killer, it is relatively large in size compared to other asteroids that pass by Earth closely. Measuring around 92 feet across, the asteroid is roughly the same size as an aircraft

Importance of studying asteroids

Scientists study asteroids to learn more about the early solar system and the conditions that existed when the planets were forming. Asteroids can also provide valuable resources such as water, metals, and other minerals. One such discovery was made by studying an asteroid.

Until now, it was believed that water was already present on Earth from earliest times. However, a recent study has made an astonishing discovery that puts this very thought into doubt. The study has revealed that water may have originated on asteroids.

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First Published Date: 04 Apr, 10:13 IST
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