Asteroids as large as the Gold Gate Bridge are expected to zoom in on the past by the end of this month.
It will be the largest and fastest asteroid to travel in our space this year, but it will not be found anywhere nearby to cause any major worries.
The asteroid – 2001 FO32 – is smaller than the last one a year ago to build a nearby Ish Pass, but it will be three times closer and much faster, NASA said in a statement.
It takes about 1,300 to 2,230 feet in width, and is expected to pass through Earth on March 21 – 1.25 million miles away. An unusually fast rock will travel 77,000 miles (after 21 seconds).
It is actually sufficiently officially considered an “asteroid” close to Earth that scientists expect to give a good view of a piece of rock that exists in the universe.
“This is the closest projected approach in 2021 to the nearest large planet, where ‘moderately large’ means at least 100 meters,” Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Neuro-Earth Ject Project Studies, told CBS News.
Outer space fans can detect just a glimpse of the zoom-bye from the backyard telescope.
Observers using a telescope 8 inches or larger will be able to detect asteroid zipping in front of stars, according to Earthsyki.
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