Tag: kuiper belt asteroids

[ad_1] NASA defines asteroids as ancient space rocks left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. While most of these space rocks are located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, the orbits of some asteroids bring them closer to Earth. Apart from the asteroid belt, there is the Kuiper belt which has a huge number of comets and asteroids in it too. Notably, in recent years, there have been several close calls with asteroids that have passed close to our planet. If they come close enough, some of the asteroids are termed as Near-Earth Objects.NASA has now revealed that a similar asteroid is all set to pass the planet and it will do so at a distance closer than the Moon! Information about Asteroid 2023 SN1NASA has warned t...