910-foot Asteroid 2023 MG6 racing towards Earth at a fiery 44562 kmph today, NASA reveals

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NASA scientists have flagged a potentially hazardous asteroid that is as big as a stadium! Here is what the space agency has revealed about this 910-foot asteroid. 

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With the help of optical telescopes, radar, infrared telescopes, and spacecraft, NASA locates as many near-Earth asteroids as possible in order to forewarn the world if one is likely to crash into our planet. 

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This new space rock that NASA has located has been dubbed as Asteroid 2023 MG6 and it will make a close approach today, July 16.

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NASA’s JPL watch board has indicated that the upcoming asteroid is as big as a stadium. It measures around 910-foot in size.

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Data from NASA’s telescopes has further confirmed that it will make a close approach at just 2.26 million miles to Earth.

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This space rock is racing towards the planet at a blazing speed of 44562 kmph, NASA’s CNEOS data confirmed. 

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It is the size which is the main concern! NASA has designated it as a potentially hazardous asteroid. 

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To avoid any mishap, NASA keeps a constant watch on these upcoming asteroids. This is because an asteroid can deviate from its orbit due to the influence of gravitational interaction with other celestial bodies. 

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This can divert the asteroid from its path and make it head towards any nearby planet. 

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How does NASA track these asteroids? From Pan-STARRS, Catalina Sky Survey, NEOWISE telescope to Goldstone Solar System Radar, there is a huge fleet of tech deployed on Earth and in space.