An asteroid the size of a … refrigerator cooled from Earth last week, with astronomers unaware of the object’s existence until just a few hours after it was removed.
For the data of our galaxy, the asteroid was close enough to hit our planet. The orbit of the space rock on October 24 was estimated at 3,000 kilometers from Earth, specifically from Antarctica.
In practice, this means that the asteroid was even closer to Earth than some satellites – making it the third closest asteroid to pass through our planet without hitting it, CNET reported.
Scientists were unaware of the object, called Asteroid 2021 UA1, because it approached the Earth’s side during the day from the direction of the sun. So the relatively small visitor stayed in the dark for about 4 hours after passing through his nearest point, according to CNET.
But at just 2 meters in diameter, the asteroid UA1 was too small to pose a threat. Even if it had hit the Earth, most of its rocky body would have burned up in the atmosphere before it could hit the ground, CNET reported.
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Asteroid kubwa kama friji ya dunia iliondoka duniani wiki iliyopita, na wataalamu wa nyota hawakutambua kuwapo kwa kitu hicho hadi saa chache tu baada ya kuondolewa. Kwa habari za galaksi yetu, asteroidi hiyo ilikuwa karibu vya kutosha kugonga sayari yetu. Mzunguko wa roki hiyo ya anga ya juu ulikadiriwa kuwa umbali wa kilomita 3,000 kutoka Antaktika. Hii inamaanisha kwamba asteroid hiyo ilikuwa karibu zaidi na Dunia kuliko satelaiti zingine, na kuifanya kuwa asteroid ya tatu iliyo karibu zaidi kupita kupitia sayari yetu bila kugonga. "Wanasayansi hawajui kitu hicho, kinachoitwa ""Asteroid 2021 UA1,"" kwa sababu kilikuwa kinakaribia upande wa dunia wakati wa mchana kutoka upande wa jua." Kwa hivyo mgeni mdogo alibaki gizani kwa masaa manne baada ya kupita mahali pake pa karibu, kulingana na CNET. Kwa kuwa asteroid hiyo ina kipenyo cha mita mbili tu, ilikuwa ndogo sana na haingeweza kuwa hatari. Hata kama angegonga dunia, sehemu kubwa ya mwili wake wa mwamba ingekuwa imewaka katika angahewa kabla ya kugonga ardhi, CNET iliripoti. Nina uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka 8 katika sekta ya habari. Nimefanya kazi kwa tovuti mbalimbali za habari na pia nimeandika kwa mashirika machache ya habari. Mimi hasa inashughulikia habari za huduma za afya, lakini mimi pia ni nia ya mada nyingine kama vile siasa, biashara, na burudani. Katika wakati wangu wa kupumzika, ninafurahia kuandika hadithi na kutumia wakati pamoja na familia yangu na marafiki.