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The National Aeronautics of Space Administration (NASA) has issued an alert that an asteroid the size of an 88 feet airplane is going to approach the Earth today i.e. on June 23.
In its warning, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said that asteroid 2024 KN1, classified under the Amor group, is about 27 metres or 88 feet in diameter and will travel at a speed of about 16,500 kilometres per hour.
According to reports, asteroid 2024 KN1 will pass safely by Earth at a distance of 5.6 million kilometres, which is about 14 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
At what time will asteroid 2024 KN1 approach Earth?
Asteroid 2024 KN1 will make its closest pass to Earth on June 23, 2024 at 11:39 pm IST.
Is asteroid 2024 KN1 a threat to life?
Asteroid 2024 KN1 is classified as non-hazardous, meaning it won’t come close enough to pose a threat.
List of other asteroids that have passed near Earth
According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, two asteroids will pass near Earth on June 25. The first asteroid is 2024 LO5, which is 62 feet large and will pass at a distance of 1,960,000 kilometers from Earth and the second asteroid is 2024 KJ, which is 77 feet large and will pass at a distance of 5,260,000 kilometers from Earth.
Next, on June 27, a 64-foot asteroid called 2019 NJ will pass at a distance of 6,610,000 kilometers. Also, on the same day, another asteroid 415029 (2011 UL21), which is about 7,200 feet in size, will make its closest pass to Earth at a distance of 6,640,000 kilometers.
An update on the return of the Boeing Starliner
On Friday, NASA said the Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station scheduled for next week has been delayed again. It said the delay to the rescheduled return on June 26 will allow more time to review the thruster malfunction and helium leak that caused the first delay.
Starliner’s first manned mission to the ISS, initially scheduled to last about eight days, has been pushed back to a date yet to be determined.
(with inputs from agencies)
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Published: June 23, 2024, 01:17 PM IST
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