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Massive Asteroid Approaching Earth at Breakneck Speed

Massive Asteroid Approaching Earth

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A giant asteroid is orbiting the earth at breakneck speed. The asteroid will cross the Earth on November 29. According to data released by the US space agency NASA, the asteroid is orbiting the earth at a speed of 56,000 kilometers per hour.

The name of the planet that is passing close to the Earth is 153201 2000 WO107. The asteroid is thought to be similar in shape to Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building in Dubai.

As per report by NASA scientists, the chances of an asteroid crashing into Earth are slim. NASA has announced that the asteroid will cross the Nilgir at a distance of 4 lakh 5 thousand 65 kilometers from the earth.

The eclipse will pass around the Earth at 1:08 pm Indian time on Sunday.

This massive asteroid was discovered by a New Mexico scientist on November 29, 2000. Scientists are keeping an eye on the asteroid because of its enormous size.

According to some scientists, the dinosaurs of the giant body were lost from the planet at some point in the asteroid’s orbit.

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