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99-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth; NASA says dangerous rock travelling at 81013 kmph
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99-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth; NASA says dangerous rock travelling at 81013 kmph

[ad_1] NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued an alert about a massive asteroid hurtling towards Earth and it is set to come dangerously close. The potentially hazardous asteroid, named 2023 FY6, measures 99 feet and is expected to pass very close to Earth on April 2, which is tomorrow, according to information provided on NASA. If any NEO comes within 4.6 million miles or 7.5 million kilometres of Earth, NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office red flags the NEO and issues an alert. Will this 99-foot-wide asteroid 2023 FY6 pose a danger to Earth? Know what NASA says.99-foot wide asteroid DANGERAs per the asteroid data tracking page by NASA, Asteroid 2023 FY6 will fly past the Earth tomorrow, April 2 at a close distance of just 2.38 million miles. It is coming at a fiery speed ...