NASA telescope tracks 120-foot Asteroid speeding at 33422 kmph towards Earth

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A massive 120-foot asteroid is hurtling towards Earth to make a worryingly close approach tomorrow, NASA telescope data showed.

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A terrifying event occured back around 66 million years ago when an asteroid collision brought the era of the dinosaurs to an end. 

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What science and tech revealed was truly terrifying, and that is still driving fear of asteroid impacts in humanity today. 

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Hence, NASA remains vigilant and regularly warns about potentially hazardous asteroids that could pose significant risks. 

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In a recent development, NASA's telescopes and satellites have identified a colossal asteroid measuring 120-foot in size that is rapidly approaching Earth and is expected to make an alarmingly close encounter tomorrow.

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NASA's CNEOS data has confirmed that this asteroid is coming at a tremendous speed of 33422 kmph. 

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However, it is the close proximity that makes asteroid 2023 JK a threat to Earth.

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As per NASA's JPL, the asteroid will be just 1.03 million miles away from Earth on May 21.

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NASA has deployed several planetary radars such as radio telescopes at NASA’s Deep Space Network and the National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. 

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While the space-based telescope NEOWISE, helps in finding, tracking, and characterizing NEOs, and identifying those that may pose a hazard to Earth.