When the distance between this space rock and us is shortest, at 7:26 a.m. At that size, it's about twice the size of Dubai's Burj Khalifa or the same size as Plum Island in New York. Fortunately, massive as it is, it doesn't pose a threat.Ī massive asteroid is heading our way, and it'll make its closest pass by our planet in centuries on May 27.Ĭalled 1989 JA (or sometimes just asteroid 7335), it's 1.2 miles (1.8 kilometers) in diameter, which helps earn it the classification of a "potentially hazardous" object according to astronomers, even though it poses no real risk to our planet. This is the biggest asteroid to swing by Earth this year. An asteroid more than a mile across is going to pass through Earth's neighborhood on Friday.
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