Asteroids the size of 22 penguins to pass Earth this weekend
3 months ago
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- Two small asteroids, 2023 AT and 2023 AE1, will pass Earth this weekend.
- Both asteroids are 10-22 meters in diameter, comparable to 10-22 emperor penguins stacked nose to toes.
- Asteroid 2023 AT is faster at 26,028 km/h, while 2023 AE1 moves at 19,944 km/h.
- Neither asteroid poses a threat; they will pass safely by Earth without causing damage.
- Asteroid impacts of this size would burn up in the atmosphere, leaving no fragments.
- NASA confirms no catastrophic asteroid impacts are expected in the next century.
- Planetary defense efforts, like NASA's DART Mission, aim to deflect asteroids using kinetic impact techniques.
- China plans to test its own asteroid deflection mission in 2025.