Asteroid 2023 FH7 set to come CLOSER than Moon to Earth, NASA alert says
Photo Credit: Pixabay This bus-sized asteroid will make a terrifyingly close approach towards Earth today, the space agency NASA has alerted.
Photo Credit: Freepik Asteroid 2023 FH7 presents a significant danger to humanity on Earth, as even a minor deviation from its established orbit could result in disastrous outcomes.
Photo Credit: Flickr However, despite being at its closest point to the Earth, it will be around 3.07 million miles away from our planet.
Photo Credit: Pixabay On the other hand, just a small bus-sized asteroid is getting a little too close to Earth for comfort today!
Photo Credit: Pixabay Asteroid 2023 FH7, which measures just 20-foot in size, will get very close to Earth today, March 30.
Photo Credit: Pixabay It is traveling at a blistering speed of 31268 kmph, NASA’s CNEOS data confirmed. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
Photo Credit: NASA What is the most worrying part? Its closest approach will haunt the Earth!
Photo Credit: Pixabay NASA says it will come as close as 103,000 miles to Earth.
Photo Credit: Flickr It is almost half of the average distance between Earth and the Moon which is about 239,000 miles.
Photo Credit: Freepik Asteroid 2023 FH7 presents a significant danger to humanity on Earth, as even a minor deviation from its established orbit could result in disastrous outcomes.
Photo Credit: Freepik What’s surprising is that this asteroid was just discovered two days ago! Yes, just two days ago!
Photo Credit: Pixabay According to the-sky.org, the asteroid 2023 FH7 will pass past Earth on March 30 at 23:38.
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