A mammoth 390-Foot Asteroid To Come At Striking Distance From Earth

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As NASA prepares to put its DART mission spacecraft into an asteroid to study how its motion gets affected, a giant space body is racing towards Earth.

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The asteroid with the name 2005 RX3 is expected to come extremely close to Earth and has been horrifying the imagination of scientists.

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It is expected to come as close as 2.95 million miles to Earth and the question is whether it can cause any harm to Earth.

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According to scientists, any asteroid that comes anywhere around 4.6 million miles from Earth is at least 150 meters in size and is potentially dangerous.

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Also, as the asteroid comes closer and closer, it may be nudged towards Earth, increasing the chances of it smashing into our planet.

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Fortunately, NASA, which keeps a close eye on such incidents, is saying that the chances of the asteroid hitting Earth is negligible.

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