{"id":446297,"date":"2022-05-13T00:22:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/asteroid-bigger-than-empire-state-building-heading-towards-earth\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T00:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T21:22:37","slug":"asteroid-bigger-than-empire-state-building-heading-towards-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asteroid-bigger-than-empire-state-building-heading-towards-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"#Asteroid bigger than Empire State Building heading towards Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c122bdffd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c122bdffd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asteroid-bigger-than-empire-state-building-heading-towards-earth\/#%E2%80%9CAsteroid_bigger_than_Empire_State_Building_heading_towards_Earth%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Asteroid bigger than Empire State Building heading towards Earth&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asteroid-bigger-than-empire-state-building-heading-towards-earth\/#Plans_to_save_Earth_from_asteroids\" >Plans to save Earth from asteroids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAsteroid_bigger_than_Empire_State_Building_heading_towards_Earth%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Asteroid bigger than Empire State Building heading towards Earth&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NASA is keeping a close eye on a huge asteroid that\u2019s heading towards Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0US space agency\u00a0expects Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3) to make a close <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to our planet on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>The giant space rock is predicted to be up to 1,608 feet wide.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison, New York\u2019s iconic Empire State Building stands at 1,454 feet tall.<\/p>\n<p>An asteroid of this size would cause some serious damage if it hit Earth.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no need to panic though as Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3) should pass us from a distance of about 3.5 million miles away.<\/p>\n<p>That may sound pretty far away but in the grand scheme of space this isn\u2019t a large distance at all.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Nasa has still flagged it as a \u201cclose approach\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>If an asteroid comes within 4.65 million miles and is over a certain size, it\u2019s considered \u201cpotentially hazardous\u201d by cautious space agencies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/asteroid-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Burning asteroid moving through the Earth\" class=\"wp-image-22249532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/asteroid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/asteroid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/asteroid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The asteroid is making its way toward Earth and is estimated to be larger than the Empire State Building. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s asteroid fits this description.<\/p>\n<p>It should shoot past from its safe distance at a speed of just over 18,000 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Nasa says the asteroid should pass Earth at around 5:18 p.m. ET and 9:18 p.m. GMT.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"plans-to-save-earth-from-asteroids\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plans_to_save_Earth_from_asteroids\"><\/span>Plans to save Earth from asteroids<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some experts are worried that Earth isn\u2019t yet ready to defend itself from potentially deadly asteroids.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX CEO Elon Musk\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/9753562\/elon-musk-sparks-asteroid-apocalypse-panic\/\">once sparked concern<\/a>\u00a0by tweeting: \u201ca big rock will hit Earth eventually &amp; we currently have no defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nasa is looking into some defense methods though.<\/p>\n<p>It recently launched its\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5321855\/nasa-plot-spaceship-asteroid-save-future-mankind\/\">Double Asteroid Redirection Test<\/a>\u00a0mission.<\/p>\n<p>Nasa\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/missions\/dart\/in-depth\/\">said<\/a>: \u201cDART is the first-ever mission dedicated to investigating and demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection by changing an asteroid\u2019s motion in space through kinetic impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DART craft should slam into a small asteroid called Dimorphos in September with the aim of moving it off course.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/18550402\/new-mega-asteroid-close-approach-earth-empire-state\/\">appeared\u00a0on The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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