Alert has been issued by the space agency NASA to come towards a large asteroid to Earth today. NASA Jet propulsion laboratory (JPL) today Estroid 2023 OQ Alert has been issued for. It is a 450 feet rocky piece which is about to reach close to the Earth in a few hours. According to the jet propulsion laboratory, it is going to pass through a distance of 3,800,000 km from the earth. Its speed is said to be 76763 km per hour. It is as big as two buildings in size. If it starts falling towards the earth, there can be heavy destruction in such a situation. But NASA has not yet expressed such apprehension about it.
A large number of asteroids are present in the solar system, with 500 feet to several kilometers as large rocky pieces are continuously walking around the earth. Estroids are made of minerals and rocks. They are solid but are bumpy in size. Recently, up to 1600 feet large asteroids have passed through the Earth. It is a matter of honor that they passed through a safe distance. But if any esteoid starts falling on the earth, then there may be heavy destruction.
According to NASA, 16000 esteroids exist around the earth and around it. NASA also calls them Near Earth Object, that is, such astronomical bodies that are constantly hovering around the earth. NASA has probably declared 1784 asteroids out of these 16 thousand asteroids as dangerous for Earth.
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