Don't be alarmed, but as you read this, an asteroid roughly the size of a house is about to zoom past Earth.
That may sound uncomfortably close, but space is big. A speck like 2023 EY poses no threat to any of us.that exploded over Siberia in 2013 and caused a range of injuries with its shock wave. Fortunately 2023 EY won't even enter our atmosphere.
Still, its proximity poses a cool opportunity. Although the asteroid isn't bright enough for us to see with the naked eye, it is going to be visible through telescopes.will be live streaming the flyby, starting at 00:00 UTC, Friday March 17. That's 20:00 EDT, Thursday March 16, and 11:00 AEDT, Friday March 17.
The footage will be captured by a 17-inch robotic telescope in Ceccano, central Italy, and the closest approach is predicted to occur at 00:35 UTC, Friday March 17. You can watch below. frameborder="0″ allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen>It was picked up by a telescope at the Sutherland Observing Station in South Africa – which is one of four telescopes that make up the network, established by the University of Hawaii and funded by NASA to provide an asteroid impact early warning system.
With two telescopes in Hawaii, one in Chile, and one in South Africa, the goal of ATLAS is to be able to get at least a few days of notice before an asteroid gets uncomfortably close to Earth., this advanced warning will be crucial.
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