Threat in the foreground!

In the solar system, many asteroids (asteroids) orbit the Sun, along with planets and satellites. In this sequence, some asteroids come and go closer to Earth. Scientists have also identified a large asteroid coming close to Earth this year. NASA has revealed that the massive asteroid FVO32 2001 will reach 1.25 million miles (2 million km) closer to Earth on March 21 this year. In addition, NASA is preparing to take a closer look at this largest asteroid and discover many things. Let’s find out some interesting things that NASA recently revealed about this. 

 Scientists discovered the massive asteroid 20 years ago, known as 2001 FVO32. Its diameter is estimated to be about 3,000 feet. The asteroid accurately predicts its orbit around the Sun, so it is unlikely to come closer than 1.25 million miles to Earth. Although this distance is 5.25 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon, scientists believe it should be considered a dangerous asteroid. Compared to all the asteroids that have come closest to Earth so far, the 2001 FVO32 is said to be 77,000 miles faster. 

By studying the reflected sunlight on the surface of asteroids, scientists can determine their size, the minerals on their surface, and their chemical composition. NASA scientist Lance Benner said that the coming of such a huge asteroid close to Earth is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about them. When the 2001 FVO32 asteroid came close to Earth on the 21st of this month, it looked brighter to those in the Southern Hemisphere than anywhere else, and amateur astronomers there could observe it with the help of modern telescopes and star charts. NASA says it has gathered a list which has 95 percent are the closest asteroids or larger in size, and that none of them will hit Earth in the next 100 years.

the asteroid struck the Earth about a hundred years ago, on June 30, 1908, in the Tunguska region of Siberia. Scientists believe that this is the first asteroid to hit Earth in recent world history. Large-scale deforestation is caused by asteroid damage in the Tunguska region. That blow destroyed 8 million trees in 830 square miles. However, Russian scientists say it is an iron-rich asteroid. They say it went back into space after hitting Earth. However, some scientists argue otherwise. The asteroid is said to be icy and melted when it hit Earth. In 2016, the United Nations declared June 30, the Tunguska incident, as 'International Asteroid Day to raise awareness about asteroids.