Published 17:47 IST, February 2nd 2021

NASA says asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower will pass earth; all you need to know

NASA's Asteroid Watch called Central for Near-Earth Object Studies has revealed that a huge asteroid, which is bigger than the size of Eiffel Tower.

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NASA's Asteroid Watch called Central for Near-Earth Object Studies has revealed that a huge asteroid, which is bigger than size of Eiffel Tower, will pass Earth on February 1. Termed as 2016 CL136 measures 2016 CL136, as per report. Also, experts say that asteroid is expected to come 3.3 million miles from Earth. 

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Even though year 2020 has ended but threats that came with it are still here. Earlier in Januray, five asteroids passed through earth. Howeverm three posed a lower threat due to ir small sizes, while or two were said to be nearly half a kilometre wide. An asteroid can be perceived as a threat depending on its size and speed at which it's approaching. In this case, 2021AJ was  smallest in size yet because of speed that it was zooming in, asteroid could man to destroy an entire city.

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On 3rd of January, a similar occurrence was observed where a gigantic 220-meter asteroid size of a Golden Gate Bridge passed by Earth at a whopping speed of 6.9 million kilometres per hour. According to NASA, several incidences with similar-sized asteroids in frame pass by Earth a few times every year. However, y are t always ticeable unless y're directly heing towards planet. famous French Astrologer, stramus h also predicted same as many of his or accurate predictions.

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In vember, a refrigerator-sized asteroid named 2018 VP1 passed by Earth at speed of over 25,000 miles per hour. asteroid, which was approximately 7-feet in diameter exploded in Earth's atmosphere, creating a strewn field, where rock breaks up into fragments and pieces are scattered all across place above which it exploded. number before name of asteroids signifies year y were discovered in, for example, 2018 VP1 was identified in 2018 by scientists.

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17:49 IST, February 2nd 2021