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[ad_1] In a new development, NASA, with the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, has revealed that an asteroid is expected to pass Earth today, December 29. The space agency made this discovery using its advanced instruments such as the NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1, and Catalina Sky Survey. According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the space rock has been designated Asteroid 2023 YZ. Know all about the asteroid's close approach to Earth such as its speed, size, distance of approach, and more.Asteroid 2023 YZ: Speed, size, distance, and moreAs per the details, Asteroid 2023 YZ is expected to pass Earth at a distance of approximately 3.8 million kilometers. It is already travelling towards Earth in ...

[ad_1] There have been several close calls with asteroids in history. One of them even impacted Earth and kicked off the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. In a new development, NASA, with the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, has revealed that an asteroid is expected to pass Earth today, December 5. According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the space rock has been designated Asteroid 2023 WW. Know all about the asteroid's close approach to Earth such as its speed, size, distance of approach, and more. Asteroid 2023 WW: Speed, size, distance, and moreAs per the details, Asteroid 2023 WW is expected to pass Earth at a distance of approximately 2.9 million kilometers. It is already travelling towards Earth in its orbit at 30672 ki...

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Aircraft-sized asteroid will pass Earth today, says NASA; Know speed, size, distance and more

Aircraft-sized asteroid to pass Earth, reveals NASA; Know details of close approach