Yes, you read that right, we are not done yet to live with the scare of possible threats, one after another. This year, several data have revealed celestial objects, which passed the Earth, thankfully not colliding the planet. The space rock, dubbed 2020 OY4 that passed on July 28 is said to be the closest encounter for a year. But now, another object, may come even closer, potentially passing at an incredibly close distance. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), from NASA슬롯사이트™s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, stated that the space rock, known as 2018VP1, is predicted to pass near Earth in November and it has 0.41% chance to hit the planet. So, should you be worried?

CNEOS tracks the near-Earth objects (NEOs) and suggests that asteroid 2018VP1 is expected to pass near Earth on November 2, this year. That슬롯사이트™s one day before the US Presidential election. The space rock was first identified at Palomar Observatory, California, in 2018. According to NASA슬롯사이트™s data, the space rock슬롯사이트™s diameter is 0.002 km or about 6.5 feet. And the chance of hitting the planet is 0.41%.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Car-Sized Asteroid 2020 QG Flew Past The Earth on Weekend Without Getting Noticed by Scientists; Know If It Was Doomsday-Inducing Event?

Should You be Worried?

According to NASA, there are three potential impacts; however, 슬롯사이트œbased on 21 observations spanning 12.968 days,슬롯사이트 the agency does not think, it has a direct impact on the planet. 2018VP1, is not considered a 슬롯사이트œpotentially hazardous object,슬롯사이트 because of its small size슬롯사이트”with a diameter of 0.002 km. It is important to note here that the potentially hazardous objects슬롯사이트”usually asteroids or comets, are those which have an orbit taking them close to Earth and large enough to cause significant damage, if they ever hit the planet.

Asteroids are explained as minor planets, especially of the inner Solar System. Again, larger asteroids, are also referred to as planetoids. There are a lot of asteroids in our solar system, and most of them live in the main asteroid belt슬롯사이트”a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Again, some are also found in the orbital path of planets.

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