According to RT, citing The Sun, two sizable space rocks are on a trajectory toward Earth, potentially posing a threat.
The publication mentioned, referencing data from the U.S. space agency NASA, that one celestial body—asteroid 2013 YD48 —is roughly the size of Big Ben, while the other—asteroid 7482 YD48 —is twice the height of the Empire State Building.
The report stated that asteroid 2013 YD48 measures approximately 104 meters in length and will make a close approach to our planet on January 11, passing at a distance of 5.6 million kilometers.
Meanwhile, asteroid 1994 PC1 will pass Earth on January 18 at a distance of 0.013 astronomical units, which, according to the agency’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, is considered a “close approach”.
Previously, NASA official Thomas Zurbuchen asserted that all presently known asteroids pose no collision threat to Earth over the next century.
He added that scientists have only identified approximately 40% of objects exceeding 140 meters in diameter.
