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House-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth for close approach, NASA reveals
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House-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth for close approach, NASA reveals

[ad_1] With its advanced tech such as the NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1 and Catalina Sky Survey, NASA has revealed details about an asteroid that will come close to Earth. An asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2023 TC1, is on its way towards Earth and could make its closest approach to the planet today, October 13.NASA has tracked this asteroid's orbit using its various satellites and space and ground-based telescopes and revealed crucial information about its oncoming approach. Asteroid 2023 TC1: Details of close approachAs per the details, Asteroid 2023 TC1 is expected to make its closest approach to the planet at a distance of 4 million kilometers, and at a staggering speed of 29183 kilometers per hour. It is travelling ...