Asteroid the size of a bus passes by Earth

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The 8-meter-long asteroid named 2017 FJ101 passed by Earth at a distance of 325,087 km but did not pose any threat.

Thiên thạch 2017 FJ101 đến gần Trái Đất hơn Mặt Trăng tối 30/3. Ảnh: iStock.
Asteroid 2017 FJ101 came closer to Earth than the Moon on the evening of March 30. Photo: iStock.

Asteroid 2017 FJ101 was first discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on the summit of the Haleakalā volcano in Maui, Hawaii, USA on March 25, according to Deccan Chronicle. The Moon orbits the Earth at a distance of 384,400 km, but this bus-sized object came 59,313 km closer to Earth than the Moon on the evening of March 30.

NASA is working on a series of missions, including an asteroid deflection mission in which a robotic spacecraft would land on an asteroid to create an orbital base for astronauts. A team of NASA experts is tasked with monitoring potential threats in the sky.

According to VNE

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