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400-foot asteroid heading for Earth on Christmas Day; NASA clocks it at a scary 25028 kmph
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400-foot asteroid heading for Earth on Christmas Day; NASA clocks it at a scary 25028 kmph

[ad_1] NASA has warned about this giant 400-foot-wide potentially hazardous asteroid, which will come extremely close to Earth today. Should you worry? Know what NASA said. Even as you are celebrating Christmas with your friends, family, and loved ones, there is an enormous asteroid rushing towards the Earth and is set to come dangerously close. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory informed on its portal that a potentially hazardous asteroid of a whopping 400-foot in diameter is rushing towards the Earth on December 25, that is today. This asteroid dubbed 2022 TE14 will make an uncomfortably close approach to the Earth. At its worst, a giant asteroid collision with Earth can have disastrous consequences, it can even end the whole of humankind on the planet.Do you remember those tales abou...
460-foot Christmas Asteroid just came terrifyingly close to Earth
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460-foot Christmas Asteroid just came terrifyingly close to Earth

[ad_1] The mysterious Christmas Asteroid came terrifyingly close to Earth on December 15. If you missed seeing it, then know that you still have a chance to spot. A mysterious and massive 460-foot wide Christmas asteroid just buzzed Earth from terrifyingly close quarters. On December 15, Asteroid 2015 RN35, which was first discovered on September 9, 2015, and renamed as the Christmas asteroid by the European Space Agency (ESA) is said to have a massive diameter of anything between 196-to-460 feet. The most worrying part is that the asteroid came so close that it whizzed past the Earth at a distance of just 426000 miles. This is just a little bit farther than the Moon is to Earth. It is less than twice the distance between the moon and Earth, actually. As per NASA's CNEOS data, the ast...
140-metre Christmas asteroid rushing towards Earth; Dangerous rock to come fearfully close
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140-metre Christmas asteroid rushing towards Earth; Dangerous rock to come fearfully close

[ad_1] A massive 140-meter asteroid is heading towards Earth at a massive speed of 21276 kmph. It will come close just ahead of Christmas. A massive 140- metre asteroid is set to come frighteningly close to Earth just ahead of Christmas. However, it may end up being a treat for stargazers as the European Space Agency (ESA) said that you can actually catch a glimpse of the humongous asteroid, which is travelling towards Earth at a fiery speed of 21276 km per hour. It is known as asteroid 2015 RN35 and was first discovered on September 9, 2015. Not just that, it has a massive size of up to 140 metres. ESA also informed that asteroid 2015 RN35 will make it closest approach towards Earth at 08:12 UTC on 15 December. It will get dangerously close to earth- just 686000 km, which is just und...