NASA sent a reassuring message to the public that an asteroid the size of a skyscraper on Friday It passes the ground at a safe distance, without posing any danger. The space agency has officially confirmed this The asteroid, codenamed 2008 OS7, is about 2.7 million kilometers away from our planet. This distance is equivalent to about seven times the average distance between the Moon and Earth, so the risk of collision is completely excluded.
According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Research The asteroid's diameter ranges from 210 to 480 metres. At this size, the asteroid ranks with famous buildings such as the Empire State Building in New York or the Willis Tower in Chicago.
The aforementioned celestial body was first discovered in 2008, and is expected to approach Earth again in 2032. However, this time it will approach our planet from a much greater distance of about 72 million kilometers, which further allays any fears.
Near-Earth objects are of particular interest this week. the In addition to 2008 OS7, three smaller asteroids will safely pass by Earth on Friday; They are all a few tens of meters in diameter. On Saturday, two more asteroids will approach our planet, while one of these celestial bodies will pass on Sunday Next to us, which is roughly half the size of 2008's OS7, that's about. That means a distance of 7.2 million kilometers.
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