massive asteroid 2023 OQ with 450 foot size speed of 76763 km per hour coming towards earth nasa latest asteroid update

Asteroid is also called minor planet in Hindi language. These are made of mineral substances and have rocky structure. In size they can range from 500 feet to several kilometres. Like other celestial bodies in the solar system, they also revolve around the Sun. But their orbit sometimes comes in the way of the orbit of other planets. While moving in their orbit, they pass so close to the Earth that there is a possibility of a collision. Very few incidents of asteroids hitting the Earth have been reported so far, but they can change their direction at any time. Therefore, space scientists constantly keep an eye on the direction of the asteroid.

Today, an alert has been issued by the space agency NASA about a big asteroid coming towards the Earth. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) today Asteroid 2023 OQ Alert has been issued for. This is a 450 feet piece of rock that is going to reach close to the Earth in a few hours. According to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it is going to pass at a distance of 3,800,000 kilometers from the Earth. Its speed is said to be 76763 kilometers per hour. It is as big as two buildings in size. If it starts falling towards the earth, in such a situation huge devastation can occur. But NASA has not yet expressed such apprehension regarding this.

A large number of asteroids are present in the solar system, in which rocky pieces ranging from 500 feet to several kilometers are constantly passing around the Earth. Asteroids are made of minerals and rocks. These are solid but bumpy in shape. Recently, asteroids as large as 1600 feet have passed by the Earth. It was fortunate that they passed at a safe distance. But if an asteroid starts falling on Earth, it can cause huge destruction.

According to NASA, 16000 asteroids are present in and around the Earth. NASA also calls them near earth objects, that is, such celestial bodies, which are continuously hovering around the earth. Out of these 16 thousand asteroids, NASA has declared 1784 asteroids as potentially dangerous for the Earth.