Bus-sized space rock to come closest to Earth today: NASA's asteroid alert

Updated : May 15, 2023 13:08
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American space agency NASA has issued an alert that an asteroid as big as a bus, is soaring towards the Earth.

The asteroid, named 2023 JL1 is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on May 15, 2023.

The approximate size of the space object is 39 feet.

It will pass by our planet at a distance of 24.9 lakh kilometres and at a speed of 26,316 kilometres per hour.

NASA

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