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NASA TRACKING A NEW ASTEROID THAT WILL HIT THE EARTH ON VALENTINE’S DAY 2046

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NASA TRACKING A NEW ASTEROID THAT WILL HIT THE EARTH ON VALENTINE’S DAY 2046

Scientists from NASA are keeping an eye on a recently found asteroid that could hit Earth in 2046.

According to NASA’s Planetary Defence Coordination Office, the likelihood is “extremely modest” and is estimated to be 1 in 600.

The asteroid, which is about the size of an Olympic swimming pool, is under close observation by the space agency’s orbit experts.

The European Space Agency’s “danger list” currently places the asteroid 2023 DW at the top. The first report of it came on February 28. The Sky News

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