368-foot Asteroid racing towards Earth

 NASA warning about 368-Foot Asteroid Racing Towards Earth

NASA has issued an alert about a massive asteroid heading towards earth. A colossal 368-foot asteroid hurtles towards Earth. NASA gives the facts on its trajectory, distance, and velocity. Stay informed about this celestial event as scientists monitor its approach. Prepare for the cosmic spectacle and understand the significance of this close encounter with our planet's orbit. NASA has sounded the alarm on a significant asteroid hurtling towards Earth, dubbed "2015 KJ19." This colossal space rock measures 368 feet (112 meters) in size and races through space at an astonishing speed of 83,175 km's per hour. Dubbed '2015-KJ19' is a space rock measuring a whopping 368 feet (112m) is making its way towards Earth. NASA had issued an alert on this noticeable rock. Asteroids possess enough power to cause a global catastrophe. Another staggering fact about this huge asteroid is that it traveling at a 83,173 km's per hour. This is beyond any one could ever think of. Especially beyond what a normal human can imagine!

Asteroids are usually fragments of rock and stone floating in space. It maybe made up of elements or dust from other planets and might be floating in space for years. When a huge asteroid sets its course towards earth, it possesses a possible threat of mass destruction. If an asteroid that is a size of building makes contact with earth, it is possible that and entire city might get wiped out! It causes a threat to many living beings. However, '2015-KJ19' will from a relatively close distance from earth. It is supposed to cross at a close distance of six million km's from our planet. Though it seems like a extremely wide distance, it is quite close on the larger scale.

Scheduled for its closest approach on 14 May, 2024, at 02:43 UTC, it will pass within approximately 6 million km's of our planet. While seemingly vast to human perception, in the grand scale of space, this distance is merely a hair's breadth. Belonging to the Apollo group of asteroids, notorious for intersecting Earth's path, 2015 KJ19 presents an awe-inspiring spectacle. Estimated to be the size of a building, it captures the imagination of sky watchers worldwide. Despite its impressive speed, there's no cause for alarm as it will maintain a safe distance of 6 million km's during its close encounter, equivalent to 15 times the distance between Earth and the Moon. While 2015 KJ19 falls outside the designated "potentially hazardous" zone, CNEOS relies on a global network of observatories and contributions from amateur astronomers to precisely determine the orbital paths of near-Earth objects. Additionally, powerful observatories like Pan-STARRS and NEOWISE aid in tracking these celestial bodies, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of their movements.

Though '2015-KJ19' looks like a threat to the human kind, there is no need to worry about this asteroid hitting our planet since it will only pass from from extremely close distance. This asteroid belongs the Apollo group of asteroids. Their orbits usually tend to cross paths with Earth. NASA'S Centre Of Near- Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) does an commendable job of tracking asteroids that pass by earth and also those that could be a threat. Thankfully, '2015-KJ19' does not fall under the hazardous category. This asteroid will make it's close approach on 14 May, 02:24 UTC (08:13 am IST). Although the asteroid may be too faint to be visible to the naked eye, astronomy enthusiasts armed with telescopes may have the opportunity to observe it during its close approach. As 2015 KJ19 ventures through space, it serves as a reminder of the awe-inspiring wonders of the cosmos and the importance of continued vigilance in monitoring potential impact threats.