{"id":7847,"date":"2021-12-31T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/huge-asteroid-larger-than-big-ben-approaching-earth-report-says"},"modified":"2021-12-31T16:32:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T16:32:55","slug":"huge-asteroid-larger-than-big-ben-approaching-earth-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/huge-asteroid-larger-than-big-ben-approaching-earth-report-says","title":{"rendered":"Huge Asteroid Larger Than Big Ben Approaching Earth, Report Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>At the end of the 20th century, NASA launched the Near-Earth Object Programme aimed at finding and tracking the movement of celestial objects whose orbits could bring them into close proximity to our planet. The space agency has found over 20,000 NEOs to date.<\/p>\n<p>A huge asteroid larger than Big Ben is approaching the Earth, NASA records show. According to the space agency\u2019s Asteroid Watch Dashboard, the celestial body, named 2013 YD48, is approximately 104 metres wide, which makes it bigger than the iconic British tourist attraction. The asteroid, travelling at break-neck speed, will swoosh past Earth on 11 January.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 2013 YD48&#8217;s visit, three other asteroids will fly close to Earth at the beginning of January, with their sizes varying from 4 to 12 metres. But don\u2019t let the numbers confuse you \u2013 these celestial bodies are quite dangerous. For comparison, the 17-metre meteor that exploded in the atmosphere over Russia&#8217;s Chelyabinsk Region in 2013 damaged over 7,000 buildings and resulted in $33 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>Although all of the asteroids were categorised as near-Earth objects, NASA says a collision is highly unlikely. But don\u2019t rush to make long-term plans \u2013 well, at least not for after the 2080s, because the European Space Agency has discovered an asteroid that could hit the Earth at the end of this century. Identified as 2019 SU3, it is ranked fourth in the list of most dangerous celestial bodies and may hit our planet on 16 September 2084.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. At the end of the 20th century, NASA launched the Near-Earth Object Programme aimed at finding and tracking the movement of celestial objects whose orbits could bring them into close proximity to our planet. The space agency has found over 20,000 NEOs to date. 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