It’s here again. A giant asteroid, 4 times bigger than the Eiffel Tower, is heading towards Earth.

MashableIndia website Reported on 9 Feb. 65, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) revealed a large asteroid And was named by NASA ‘138971’( 2001 CB 21) is moving toward Earth at a speed of 43,236 kilometers per hour.

Asteroid ‘138971’ is huge. Its diameter reaches 1.3 km, or regarding four times the size of the Eiffel Tower, and was first seen by scientists in the Near-Earth asteroid research project. And scientists say that asteroid ‘138971’ is a larger asteroid than other asteroids. that used to pass through the world It also moves at an incredible speed of 43,236 kilometers per hour.

However, NASA claims that the massive asteroid ‘138971’ will pass outside Earth’s orbit. With the earliest arrival on March 4, 2022, we don’t have to worry that this giant asteroid might hit Earth. Scientists also expect the asteroid to pass Earth once more in March 2043.

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