European Space Agency (ESA) Tell It is said that on Wednesday, September 4, a 3 feet or about 1 meter sized asteroid hit the atmosphere over the western Pacific Ocean near Luzon Island in the Philippines. As soon as the collision occurred, the asteroid caught fire and burnt up. Because of that there was no harm on earth.
The asteroid that will hit the Earth has been named ‘2024 RW1’. It was discovered by scientist Jacqueline Fazekas with the help of the Catalina Sky Survey. According to the report, this is the ninth asteroid so far, which was tracked just before hitting the Earth.
Nasa’s asteroid tracking website estimated that the ball of fire caused by the asteroid could be visible from the east coast of the Philippines. Many videos are being posted on social media, in which a ball of green fire is visible.
What is Asteroid?
According to NASA, these are also called minor planets. Just as all the planets in our solar system revolve around the Sun, similarly asteroids also revolve around the Sun. Asteroids are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists have so far detected 11 lakh 13 thousand 527 asteroids. Most asteroids are found in the main asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter. Their size can range from 10 meters to 530 kilometers. The total mass of all the asteroids discovered so far is less than that of the Earth’s Moon.
