Tomorrow morning, a giant meteorite will fly over Earth

A giant meteor that is about the size of a building will fly over Earth tomorrow morning (June 16).

>>>Two meteors just fly close to Earth

Astronomers say the 2012 LZ1 meteorite, which has a diameter of up to 700m, will fly over the Earth tomorrow morning (June 16, Vietnam time). At the latest moment, the 2012 LZ1 meteorite will fly through our planet at a distance of 5.4 million km - 14 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

A meteorite the size of a tall building will fly over Earth.

With this distance, the 2012 LZ1 meteorite has no risk of colliding with the Earth. However, it is still classified by astronomers as a group of potentially dangerous meteorites for Earth, including meteorites over 150 meters in size and flying less than 7.5 million kilometers from Earth.

According to the Daily Mail, the new 2012 LZ1 meteorite was discovered three days ago, by astronomer Rob McNaught, while he was observing the sky with the Uppsala Schmidt telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.

Two weeks ago, the 2012 KT42 meteorite flew over Earth at a very close distance of only 14,300km at a speed of up to 61,000km / hour. This distance equals the distance from New York City to New Zealand. The NASA Jet Laboratory (JPL) said 2012 KT42 was the sixth meteorite to fly near Earth.

However, 2012 KT42 is unlikely to jeopardize life on Earth, because astronomers believe that the meteorite will be completely burned if it flies into the Earth's atmosphere, before it has a chance. The festival devastates our planet.

One day before 2012 KT42 flew close to Earth with a record distance, another meteorite also flew close to Earth at a distance of 51,000km.