Space rocks mainly remain in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, but many do sometimes come very close to Earth! Today, a total of seven asteroids, including a colossal 300-foot monster, are set to pass close to the Earth, NASA has warned.
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Asteroid 2023 KS: NASA’s telescopes have detected this small yet risky asteroid, which measures just 36-foot in size. Asteroid 2023 KS will make its closest approach to Earth today, May 22, at a distance of just 146,000 miles, which is even closer than the Moon. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2023 JK3: It is a 93-foot asteroid and will fly past Earth by a very close margin today at a distance of 386,000 miles. NASA’s CNEOS data says that it is travelling towards the planet at a speed of 17566 kmph. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2019 GK21: An 84-foot asteroid will fly past Earth by a close margin of 3.61 million miles today. This airplane-sized asteroid is travelling towards the planet at a speed of 29011 kmph. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2021 JK7: A giant 150-foot asteroid is hurtling towards Earth at a blazing speed of 82341 kmph! NASA has revealed that the asteroid will make a close approach to Earth and get within 3.97 million miles of it. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2023 GY2: This is a colossal 300-foot asteroid that will be making its closest approach to Earth today at a distance of 4.31 million miles. The asteroid is moving at a speed of 40816 kmph towards Earth. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2023 KN: Travelling at a fiery speed of 79456 kmph, this asteroid will come as close as 567,585 miles to Earth. It measures around 75-foot in size, NASA’s CNEOS data revealed. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2023 JZ1: Another giant 204-foot asteroid is set to make its close approach towards Earth. It will get as close as 2.54 million miles at a speed of 46784 kmph. (Pixabay)
First Published Date: 22 May, 14:50 IST
