Four asteroids are flying past the Earth

The US space and space agency, NASA, said at least four potentially dangerous asteroids are and will be close to Earth last night and tonight, October 3. However, the cosmic rocks will not be close enough to our planet to cause any harm.

Three of these asteroids were discovered only a few hours before they grazed the moon-earth system. Therefore, if there is a collision, there is actually not much time to prepare for this emergency response.

At least 4 asteroids are approaching Earth.

NASA said the 2018 asteroid SM8 was discovered by astronomers at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona on Monday, September 30, and flew near the earth at about 9:59 am EDT, or about 20 hrs. 59 minutes last night, 1-10, Vietnam time. Its closest point is about 99,000 miles (159,000 km) from the earth, less than half the average distance between the earth and the moon. NASA estimates the asteroid is about 16 feet (4.8 meters) in diameter, equivalent to the size of an SUV, a sports car.

Just over an hour later, another newly discovered asteroid was close to earth, but kept a little further away.The asteroid 2018 SE8 was also first discovered at Mount Lemmon just hours before it made its closest approach to Earth on October 1 at around 11: 12 am EDT, or about 22: 12 last night. , Hourly Vietnam. Its closest point is 674,000 miles (1.1 million km) from the earth, nearly three times the average distance of the moon - the earth. So this rock does not pose many threats. Asteroid 019 SE8 is slightly larger than the last asteroid and NASA estimates that it is approximately 47 feet (14 meters) long.

It is expected that today a newly discovered asteroid, 2019 SD8 , will fly about 331,000 miles (532,000 km) from Earth at 10:29 pm EDT on October 2, or about 9:29 am tomorrow, 3-10, according to Vietnam time. This space rock was found by the Catalina Sky Survey Center in Tucson, Arizona, also just a day before reaching close to the earth. With a width of about 38 feet (12 m), the size of a bus.

Asteroid 2018 FK5 is the only asteroid known to NASA long before flying through the earth. This stone will also fly the farthest from the earth: more than 3 million miles (5 million km) at 18:55 pm 2-10 pm EDT, or 5:59 am tomorrow, Vietnam time. Astronomers at Mt. Lemmon discovered the 24-foot (7-meter) wide asteroid just two days before it last flew over Earth in March 2018.

Although none of these asteroids has many chances of colliding with Earth, NASA still classifies them as "potentially asteroids" because rocks can still pose a threat. in the future when their orbits intersect with the earth again. NASA and other organizations around the world are actively scanning the sky to search for dangerous asteroids, find ways to block asteroid routes and devise emergency plans, to help Earth prepare. more prepared for threats from asteroids.

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