Asteroid travels through the Earth

The asteroid is about the same size as a new bus passing through the Earth at close range, but does not cause a dangerous impact.

Space said, the asteroid named 2014 HL129 , flew over the Earth in a position closer to the distance between the Earth and the Moon. It is located about 300,000km away from the Earth at the time of the morning of May 3 and the nearest one at 8.13 am (about 15am Hanoi time).

The position of asteroid HL129 is close to Earth.(Photo: NASA)

2014 HL129 is about 7.6m wide and is about the same size as a bus. With this size, it can have serious consequences if it falls into an area on Earth.

According to the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA), asteroids were discovered on April 28, through a telescope located at the Steward Observatory in Mount Lemmon, Arizona, USA.

As of May 2, the researchers discovered 10,997 objects near the Earth (NEO), of which 862 asteroids have an average diameter of nearly one kilometer. Nearly 1,500 NEO are classified as potentially dangerous asteroids (PHA).

Previously, 2000 EM26 asteroids were discovered moving near the Earth's surface on February 18 at a distance of 3.4 million km. According to researchers, the 2000 EM26 asteroid will pose no threat to the Earth. However, 2000 EM26 is in a group of near-Earth objects that contain potential dangers and are capable of causing significant damage if a collision occurs.