NASA warns giant asteroid approaching earth

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning that a massive asteroid ‘Asteroid 2020 ND’ will pass through the Earth on 24 July.  There are also information about two asteroids, which are expected to come over our planet on Sunday.  The two asteroids designated by NASA are the 2016 DY30 and 2020 ME3.

  ‘Potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) are currently defined based on parameters that pose a threat of approaching the Earth to measure the asteroid’s potential.  In particular, all asteroids with a minimum orbit intersection (MOID) of 0.05 au or less are considered PHAs, NASA said in a statement. .

  According to NASA, the asteroid 2020 ND is about 170 meters long which would be close to 0.034 astronomical units (5,086,328 kilometers) of our planet.  The asteroid is traveling at a great speed of 48,000 kilometers per hour. 

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Updated by Chetna Goel

News source: The Indian express