Colossal 250-foot asteroid coming! Clocked at blistering 32166 kmph, NASA warns

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The next biggest space rock that is worrying scientists and coming uncomfortably close to Earth is Asteroid 2023 HT4. What danger does it pose? NASA explains. 

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An asteroid discovered in 2023 itself is approaching Earth and will get uncomfortably close tomorrow.

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The asteroid, named 2023 HT4, has a massive size of 250-foot. 

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It is traveling at the tremendous speed of 32,166 kmph, as confirmed by NASA's CNEOS data. Belonging to the Apollo group, this near-Earth object presents a some risk.

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NASA states that it will come as close as 3.77 million miles to Earth.

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A slight deviation in its orbit could result in scary moments for our planet, if not a catastrophe.

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According to TheSky.org, Asteroid 2023 HT4 will pass by Earth tomorrow at 16:50.

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Asteroid 2023 HT4 was recently discovered on April 9, 2023. Hence, to avoid any mishap, NASA tracks all these potentially hazardous asteroids in advance. 

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It uses the ATLAS asteroid impact early warning system, created by the University of Hawaii and supported by NASA. 

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The system includes four telescopes (two in Hawaii, one in Chile, and one in South Africa) that scan the entire sky multiple times each night, automatically searching for moving objects.

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