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[ad_1] An asteroid called 2008 RW as big as 310 feet (size of a building) is moving towards Earth at high speed. Here is all you need to know. Not every asteroid coming towards Earth is dangerous for the living organisms staying on it. However, it also does not decrease the risk of the asteroid striking the planet or causing some other harm. Therefore, scientists and researchers keep an eye on every object that is heading towards Earth and study it in order to know if it can collide with the planet or pass harmlessly by after buzzing the planet at close quarters. As per the latest information provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), an asteroid dubbed Asteroid 2008 RW, as big as 310 feet (size of a building), will ...

[ad_1] The NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope has spotted an asteroid called 2022 QF2 which will come dangerously close towards the Earth tomorrow, September 11. Know how it was discovered and whether an asteroid collision with Earth is possible. The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) is a tech marvel run by NASA. It is an infrared astronomy space telescope which has been tasked with finding as many asteroids in the solar system as possible. Recently it has spotted a dangerous asteroid which is set to make its closest approach to the Earth tomorrow, September 11. The asteroid is 140-foot wide and if it happened to strike our planet, it can easily destroy an entire city with ...

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310-foot asteroid zooming towards Earth at mind-blowing speed- Check all details

Alert! Killer asteroid is zooming towards the Earth, shows NASA’s WISE Telescope