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Asteroid the size of a blue whale and an airplane
According to media reports, the name of this asteroid is 2019 JN2 and it is a rock as big as a blue whale and the size of an airplane. The diameter of this rock is about 80 feet. It orbits the Earth at a speed of 27,768 kilometers per hour (17,000 mph). Today it will pass close to the Earth at a distance of 3590000 km.
However, this asteroid poses no threat to the Earth, because the distance between the Earth and it is about 9 times greater than the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Although it is considered very close in terms of space, NASA has assured that there is nothing to worry about. It is a NASA project that monitors near-Earth objects (NEOs) and assesses potential threats from space debris.
NASA’s center specializes in observing asteroids
According to media reports, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has tracked an asteroid like 2019 JN2. By analyzing them, he explores possibilities of strengthening the relationship between space and humans. NASA’s center uses advanced technology telescopes to track asteroids. This research is done by calculating the trajectory of the asteroid, its speed and its distance, the results of which play an important role in detecting future changes in space caused by the asteroid.