5 asteroids will fly past Earth today, reveals NASA; Know their speed, size and more

NASA claims 5 asteroids to fly by Earth today, March 8. Check out their size, speed, distance of approach, and other details.

With the help of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), NASA has revealed details about 5 asteroids that are set to fly past Earth today, March 8.

Scientists also utilise Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and the NEOWISE mission to track such massive space rocks that pass by Earth closely.

From size, and speed to distance of approach, know all about 5 asteroids that are expected to pass Earth by a close margin.

Asteroid 2024 EJ2: This asteroid is 61 feet wide and will make a close approach today. It is moving at a speed of 53289 kilometres per hour and will pass Earth by 558,000 kilometres.

Asteroid 2024 ET1: The asteroid is 22 feet wide. It is currently moving at a speed of 43219 kilometres per hour and will be close to Earth at a distance of 967,000 kilometres.

Asteroid 2024 EY1: This asteroid is 24 feet wide and is moving at a speed of 27570 kilometres per hour. It will make a close approach to Earth at a distance of 2.3 million kilometres.

Asteroid 2024 EZ1: This space rock is 44 feet wide. It is moving at 22632 kilometres per hour and will get as close as 2.59 million kilometres to Earth.

Asteroid 2024 DW1: The last asteroid to pass Earth is 190 feet wide and will pass the planet by 2.5 million kilometres. It is moving at a speed of 71538 kilometres per hour.