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Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by ogbiwa: 6:36am On Jun 30, 2021
A huge asteroid almost the size of the Burn Khalifa will crash into Earth's orbit this Thursday according to tracking data from NASA.

Scientists at the space agency's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies have identified a giant asteroid on course to collide with Earth's orbit.

NASA first observed the asteroid, dubbed "2021 GM4", on October 10, 2006.

It predicts 2021 GM4 to measure between a whopping 110m to 250m wide, which is over 800ft across.

The asteroid is currently travelling at 6.29 kilometres per second, which is roughly 14,100 mph.

Based on scientists' estimations, asteroid 2021 GM4 is expected to reach Earth's orbit on Thurs 1 July at approximately 11.53 pm.

NASA classifies the asteroid as 'Apollo' which is a near-Earth asteroid that crosses the Earth's orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo.

The GM4 is of a similar size to an Amor asteroid named DM4 which bypassed Earth in May 2020.

Rocks categorised as Amor do not intercept with Earth’s orbit.

The asteroid is the third of 5 asteroids to approach Earth in recent times and was also the biggest, measuring at 120m to 260m wide, which is nearly 900ft across.

According to those measurements, the space rock could have been anywhere between the size of the London Eye to the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.

Astronomers are currently tracking nearly 2,000 asteroids, comets and other objects that threaten our planet.

According to Nasa, a "Near-Earth Object" or NEO is a term used to describe "comets and asteroids that have been nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth’s neighbourhood".

While the giant space rocks are deemed to be millions of nautical miles away, NASA classes Near Earth Objects as a 'near miss' in space terms.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/huge-250m-asteroid-tracked-nasa-24423416

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Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by PlayMaker14: 6:39am On Jun 30, 2021
I honestly wish it fall on the head of one cow loving lunatic in Aso Villa make everybody rest.

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Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by tompat86(m): 6:44am On Jun 30, 2021
We full ground for u tomao
Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by rottennaija(m): 6:47am On Jun 30, 2021
Otar:
For those secretly praying it crashes into a certain place in Nigeria, well I must tell you, you're not the only country with bad leaders.
Several other countries are also praying similar prayers and now the poor asteroid is already in confusion embarassed
grin

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Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by Kosoco(m): 7:01am On Jun 30, 2021
Wow... Where can we observe it Please....
Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by RealLordZeus(m): 7:14am On Jun 30, 2021
The asteroid is currently travelling at 6.29 kilometres per second, which is roughly 14,100 mph
I need this turbo speed

I can't jist warp my head around this, as in you can't even see it if it were to be on earth
Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by pascalbenz: 7:18am On Jun 30, 2021
grin
Otar:
For those secretly praying it crashes into a certain place in Nigeria, well I must tell you, you're not the only country with bad leaders.
Several other countries are also praying similar prayers and now the poor asteroid is already in confusion embarassed

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Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by yanabasee1(m): 7:45am On Jun 30, 2021
The rock should locate Ask rock and destroy it... biko
Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by Wawelexy(m): 7:47am On Jun 30, 2021
Nawa o, may GOD protects us from bad things o
Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by MrBONE2(m): 8:17am On Jul 01, 2021
Otar:
For those secretly praying it crashes into a certain place in Nigeria, well I must tell you, you're not the only country with bad leaders.
Several other countries are also praying similar prayers and now the poor asteroid is already in confusion embarassed
cheesy
Re: Huge 900 Feet-wide Asteroid Will Crash Into Earth's Orbit Today- NASA by Obongjoe(m): 9:12pm On Jul 04, 2021
cry cry

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