A giant asteroid almost 2,7 kilometers in diameter flew past the planet Earth on Friday afternoon and was at a relatively safe distance, it was announced in the USA.
NASA has discovered through its modern technology that the giant asteroid named 1998 QE2 has its own satellite
"The asteroid came closest to us today (Friday) at 4.59:29.59 a.m. local time (5,8:15 CET). The asteroid was then XNUMX million kilometers from the earth, or about XNUMX times the distance between the Earth and the Moon," the American space agency said. agency NASA.
"The next time it should pass by the Earth is on July 12, 2028, and then it will be further away, at 73 million kilometers," added Nasa.
Through its modern technology, NASA has discovered that a giant asteroid called 1998 QE2 has its own satellite, just as the Earth has the Moon.
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