160-foot monster asteroid moving towards Earth at fiery 54995 kmph

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NASA has warned that Asteroid 2023 JG is approaching Earth today at a blazing speed.

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A number of massive asteroids have had close encounters with Earth recently. 

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These asteroids range from giant skyscrapers to small buses. 

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Last month, a gigantic 1500-foot asteroid passed close to the Earth. Thankfully, it did not collide with our planet, but passed by very closely. 

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However, it is crucial to track these upcoming asteroids because even a small deviation in its orbit can lead to catastrophic consequences for Earth.

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Now, another asteroid is on its path to make the closest approach towards Earth tomorrow, which is causing concern for NASA.

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The upcoming asteroid dubbed 2023 JG is rushing at a fiery speed of 54995 kmph towards our planet, NASA’s CNEOS data revealed. 

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The asteroid is as big as 160-foot in size, which is equal to the size of an airplane. 

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NASA’s JPL has revealed that it will come as close as 4.42 million miles to Earth on May 13.

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The good part is that the asteroid 2023 JG isn't a potential hazard near-Earth object. 

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NASA and other space agencies keep a close watch on such space rocks through telescopes like the NEOWISE.