A newly-discovered asteroid the size of a bus will fly past Earth at a distance close enough to be considered a near miss by astronomers. Asteroid 2017 YZ4 – which was only discovered on Christmas Day – will pass between Earth and the moon at speeds of more than 21,000mph and at a distance of ‘just’ 139,433 miles (224,000 km), according to The Watchers.
The ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is 22.6 to 49 feet in diameter (seven to 15 metres) and is due to skim past Earth at 4.56pm this afternoon.
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Daar is nog geen adequate bescherming tegen.quote:Op donderdag 28 december 2017 17:34 schreef halfway het volgende:
3 dagen geleden ontdekt, hoe willen ze ons ooit beschermen tegen die dingen?
Wie kan zich de komeet boven Rusland nog herinneren op 15 februari 2013? Alle ogen waren toen gericht op een paar andere steentjes die dichtbij de Aarde kwamen en deze kwam van de andere kant.