5 Asteroid To Skim Past Earth This Week, 2 The Size Of Airplane: NASA
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These asteroids aren't expected to threaten the planet, the American space agency said.
Five asteroids, one as large as a house and two each the size of an aeroplane, are set to skim past Earth beginning Wednesday, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard.
However, these asteroids aren't expected to threaten the planet, the American space agency said. One asteroid the size of a house, three the size of a plane and one asteroid the size of a bus will zoom in close to the Earth between September 6 and September 12.
According to NASA, the house-sized asteroid, called JA5, will pass by the planet on September 6. The space agency said that it will pass with 3.17 million miles of Earth, and was first observed in 2021. The size of the asteroid is about 59 feet.
