A football field-sized space rock is currently making its way toward soil and is poised for a close encounter later this year. Hurtling through the void of space at 27560 mph,the asteroid will get here in about three months’ time, making a close approach to our planet in late September.
Known as asteroid 2006 QV89, and the wayfaring space rock has been making headlines recently after the European Space Agency (ESA) placed it on its risk list. Estimated to degree around 131 feet in diameter,the asteroid currently ranks fourth on the ESA risk list for near-soil asteroids (NEAs) – space rocks that circle the sun on an orbital path which allow them to approach soil’s vicinity.
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Source: inquisitr.com