The space rock's anticipated trajectory places it at about half the distance to the moon, so people with telescopes may be able to see it from Earth.
An asteroid will zoom past Earth this week at such close range that standard telescopes may be able to spot it in the night sky, experts say. by NASA, is expected to fly between Earth and the moon at speeds exceeding 17,400 miles per hour, according to the agency, which assigned it a rarity score of three as the occurrence only happens roughly once per decade.
Astronomers at the observatory of La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands discovered 2023 DZ2 in late February of this year and have studied the rock to note its orbit, size and anticipated trajectory ever since. NASA introduced the upcoming cosmic visitor in messages shared to Twitter this week, which confirmed that the asteroid is not expected to collide to with Earth. Despite that, the agency said that its close approach will allow astronomers to learn more about asteroids, helping them prepare for any"potential asteroid threat" that could be discovered in the future.
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