asteroid may 2023 – pressnews

[ad_1] There have been numerous asteroid impacts on Earth in the course of its 4.6 billion-year-old history but a handful of them stand out. One of the earliest asteroid impacts on Earth was around 4.5 billion years old when a massive object called Theia, about the size of Mars, collided with Earth and resulted in the formation of the Moon. Another asteroid crashed in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico nearly 65 million years ago, and it wiped out the dinosaurs. The most recent asteroid impact happened just a decade ago when an asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in 2013. The largest asteroid to hit Earth was around 2 billion years agoThe increasing number of asteroids that pass Earth closely has made it imperative for space agencies such as NASA and ESA to continuously monitor ...

[ad_1] Although asteroids are in elliptical orbits far out in space, these rocks also rotate, sometimes quite erratically in their orbit. Interaction with the gravitational field of a planet can cause asteroids to deviate from their trajectory and impact a planet like Earth. These space rocks are usually made up of rocks, but they can also be made of metals such as nickel and iron, or even clay. The increasing proximity of asteroids to Earth makes it imperative for space agencies to continuously monitor them.In response to an approaching asteroid today, NASA has issued a warning. Know the asteroid's details here. Asteroid 2006 HX57 detailsIt has been reported by NASA that the asteroid, identified as Asteroid 2006 HX57, is close to Earth, traveling at 39655 kilometers per hour. It will m...

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Asteroid threat today! NASA satellites track aircraft-sized Asteroid 2023 KX hurtling towards Earth

Aircraft-sized asteroid poses grave danger in a close encounter with Earth!