Science
Sydney Harbour Bridge-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth – Yahoo News Australia
The asteroid is classified by NASA as ‘potentially hazardous’ and will travel at speeds of more than 30 kilometres per second.
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid the size of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is hurtling towards Earth.
There is however no reason to panic, according to NASA, as it will make its closest approach about two million kilometres away.
Astronomers may catch a rare glimpse of the asteroid through a telescope as it is predicted to pass by Earth on March 21 and be seen in Australia in the early hours of March 22.
The 2001 FO32 asteroid will travel at speeds of 124,000km/h. Source: Getty/file
“We know there…
-
Noosa News22 hours agoTwo in five Brisbane streets have no footpaths, with council building about 4km of new paths last year
-
General23 hours ago‘Genuinely historic’: Australia and PNG sign major deal
-
Noosa News21 hours agoWeather to warm up in Queensland, as more rain forecast for the north
-
General21 hours agoNZ offers blueprint for home-building productivity fix