NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today
Summary
NASA is keeping an eye on a bus-sized asteroid called 2026 AZ2 that is moving towards Earth at over 38,500 miles per hour. It will come within 217,000 miles of Earth. Another asteroid, 2026 AR1, is also being tracked and will pass within 702,000 miles of our planet.Key Facts
- NASA is tracking an asteroid named 2026 AZ2, which is about 41 feet wide.
- This asteroid will come as close as 217,000 miles from Earth.
- Another asteroid, 2026 AR1, is approximately 69 feet wide and will approach within 702,000 miles of Earth.
- Asteroids are rocky remnants from when the solar system formed over 4.6 billion years ago.
- Near-Earth objects are asteroids that come close to the Earth's orbit.
- Some asteroids are classified as potentially hazardous if their paths may cross Earth's orbit in the future.
- NASA has found that most near-Earth asteroids don't pose a threat to our planet.
- The term "potentially hazardous" refers to future risks based on long-term changes in an asteroid’s orbit.
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