NASAβs planetary defense specialists are warning of a close flyby due to take place on Thursday as an asteroid thatβs larger than the Statue of Liberty enters Earthβs vicinity traveling at over 100,000kph.
The space rock, which is named 2020 WD5, was first discovered by asteroid trackers as recently as November 18. It measures between 96 and 210 meters in diameter, at the upper end, it would more than double the size of Londonβs Big Ben.Β
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