A massive asteroid’s ‘earth close approach’ Wednesday will still be pretty far from you

NASA has cleared up previously unconfirmed reports of a massive asteroid flying close to earth’s orbit on Wednesday.

Even though the astronomical event is called an"Earth Close Approach," astronomers predict “with certainty” that the asteroid will only get within 2.8 million miles of Earth – about 12 times farther away than the moon, Chodas said. “The asteroid poses absolutely no risk to humans," Chodas added.

It does, however, offer scientists the chance to take some up-close measurements of the asteroid with radar.How can NASA divert asteroids? The best way to divert large asteroids heading for collision with Earth is to discover them years or even decades ahead of time, Chodas said.

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