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NASA says two massive asteroids are projected to make close approach to Earth- All details

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NASA claims that two massive building-sized asteroids will pass Earth today at a very close distance, check out their size, speed, and more.

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NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory tracks and categorises Near-Earth objects and predicts their close approaches to Earth along with the potential to cause panic.

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Every day, several NEOs fly by Earth at a close distance which are thoroughly monitored and reported by CNEOS and JPL.

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Today, NASA reported that two asteroids named 2022 HD1 and 2024 MK will fly by Earth at a very close distance.

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According to NASA, the asteroid 2024 MK is 480 feet wide and 2022 HD1 is 200 feet wide which is quite massive.

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Currently, the asteroid 2024 MK and 2022 HD1 are moving at a speed of  33725 and 25815 kilometres per hour.

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The asteroids are expected to make a close approach today, June 30, however, they do not pose any threat to our planet.

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The asteroid 2024 MK and 2022 HD1 are expected to come 6.3 million and 1.8 million kilometres close to the Earth.

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