Aircraft-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth; You too can help NASA track these space rocks
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We know that asteroids revolve around the Sun in their own elliptical orbits, and most of them are located in the main asteroid belt present between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. So how do they come close to Earth? According to NASA, this can happen if an asteroid gets knocked off course, affected by a large planet's gravitational pull. Their orbits can also bring them extremely close to Earth. Although these close approaches might threaten the planet, they can also help scientists study asteroids up close which can aid in discovering secrets of space!NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is set to pass Earth very closely today and has issued details about its close approach. Asteroid 2023 PD1The space agency has issued a warning against an asteroid that will come extremely cl...