(WHTM) — An asteroid is predicted to make a “shut move” to Earth subsequent month.In October, NASA showed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, was once first seen in August through the Sutherland, South Africa telescope of the College of Hawai’i’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Remaining Alert Device (ATLAS). and is estimated to be about 33 toes broad.CloseThanks for signing up!Look forward to us to your inbox.Subscribe NowThe asteroid, estimated to be about 33 toes broad, is suspected to be a “massive bite of rock ejected from the Moon’s floor after an asteroid impression way back.”NASA says the asteroid “does no longer pose a danger to Earth” however they plan to trace it with planetary radar when it makes its subsequent shut move in January 2025.On the other hand, the asteroid will “linger as better half to our planet for a couple of months” about 9 instances further from Earth than the moon and may not be captured through the Earth’s gravity.Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This subject matter will not be printed, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the most recent information, climate, sports activities, and streaming video, head to ABC27.
