Asteroid 1998 OR2 to safely fly past Earth: Know all about it
The 2-kilometer-wide asteroid passing by the Earth will provide astronomers with an exceptional opportunity to study the object in great detail.
Apr 29, 2020, 17:07 PM ISTMile-wide asteroid 1998 OR2 to pass within 3.9m miles of Earth on April 29
An asteroid 1998 OR2, which is more than a mile wide, will make a pass by Earth on Wednesday (April 29), although scientists stress that it poses no danger to Earth.
Apr 29, 2020, 10:10 AM ISTBig asteroid 1998 OR2 to fly by Earth on April 29 but it won't hit us
A big asteroid 1998 OR2 will fly by within 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) of planet Earth on Wednesday morning (April 29). But there is no need to panic as there is zero chance that the asteroid will hit Earth during the fly by. Though it seems like a close shave in the context of the visible universe but the distance is over 90 billion light years.
Apr 28, 2020, 12:22 PM IST