Two asteroids to pass by Earth in a day
NASA has announced that an enormous asteroid is to pass earth Saturday night.
The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2000 QW7, is between 300 to 600 meters and will fly by at a distance of 5 million kilometres from Earth, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The asteroid, moving 23,100 km/h, poses no danger to Earth on this pass.
The 2000 QW7 will be the second of two relatively medium-sized asteroids to pass Earth in a day.
The other asteroid, 2010 CO1, is somewhat smaller, being between 120 and 260 metres, and was due to pass Earth early Saturday morning.
NASA has been aware of the asteroid since 2000 and is confident that it is not a threat.
The asteroid will continue to orbit the sun and is next expected to pass Earth in October 2038.
