{"id":460102,"date":"2022-06-09T17:49:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/asteroid-as-big-as-giza-pyramid-to-make-close-approach-to-earth\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T17:49:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:49:41","slug":"asteroid-as-big-as-giza-pyramid-to-make-close-approach-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asteroid-as-big-as-giza-pyramid-to-make-close-approach-to-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"#Asteroid as big as Giza pyramid to make close approach to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a408d5cca1b7\" 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-6a408d5cca1b7\" 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-as-big-as-giza-pyramid-to-make-close-approach-to-earth\/#%E2%80%9CAsteroid_as_big_as_Giza_pyramid_to_make_close_approach_to_Earth%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Asteroid as big as Giza pyramid to make close approach to Earth&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAsteroid_as_big_as_Giza_pyramid_to_make_close_approach_to_Earth%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Asteroid as big as Giza pyramid to make close approach to Earth&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An asteroid that may be the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza is due to fly by our planet at a close distance over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The asteroid, which NASA has labeled 2022 GU6, is expected to come within 750,000 miles of Earth on Sunday at around 8:01 a.m. Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s calculations, which were made by its Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/asteroid-size-giza-pyramid-750000-miles-earth-1713133\">cited by Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say that while this is a relatively 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, there is no chance that the space rock will collide with Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The asteroid will be flying by our planet at three times the average distance between Earth and its natural satellite, the moon.<\/p>\n<p>It will be <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing at a speed of around 18,000 miles per hour \u2014 or 20 times the speed of sound and nine times as fast as a rifle bullet. <\/p>\n<p>Data indicates that the asteroid measures between 216 feet and 492 feet across, which would make it larger than the 415-foot-tall Great Pyramid of Giza.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the Washington Monument is 554 feet tall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/great-pyramid-of-giza-42.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NASA says that the asteroid, 2022 GU6, is bigger than the Great Pyramid of Giza.\" class=\"wp-image-22591446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/great-pyramid-of-giza-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/great-pyramid-of-giza-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/great-pyramid-of-giza-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/great-pyramid-of-giza-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA says that the asteroid, 2022 GU6, is bigger than the Great Pyramid of Giza.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So far, NASA scientists have identified more than 29,000 \u201cnear-earth objects\u201d \u2014 most of which are small asteroids. They include more than a hundred comets. <\/p>\n<p>NEOs that measure more than 460 feet in diameter and fly within 4.6 million miles of Earth are categorized as \u201cpotentially hazardous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But experts say that none of these objects have any chance of collliding with Earth over the next 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, NASA monitored a huge asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building as it flew by Earth at a distance of 3.5 million miles away.\n                        <\/p><\/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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