Asteroid 2023 JK, despite the name, is no joke – but it also won't hit us. But its passing of Earth does come on a day when some Christians thought the end of the world would come.
The meteor, roughly 15.24 centimeters or six inches in size, is believed to be part of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Despite damage to the home, no injuries were reported.
Asteroid 2023 HF7 is roughly the size of six Darth Vaders and is part of a trilogy of asteroids to pass the Earth on Star Wars Day, May the 4th. This is the way.
Asteroid 2023 HF4 is one of five asteroids set to pass the Earth on April 25, which also comes right before Israel's 75th Independence Day.
NASA says the meteorites likely weigh as much as 322 grams each, but they could be larger. A local museum is offering $25,000 to whoever can find 1 kilogram.
The traditional approach to this hypothetical scenario is to deflect the orbit of the incoming threat, but a scientist recently proposed an innovative approach.
Asteroid 2023 FM is a large asteroid that, at a minimum estimate, comes out to 120 meters in diameter. And it's just one of several asteroids to come after Passover Seder.
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