NASA boffins. The asteroid, dubbed 2020 WD5, will zoom by us shortly before 8.30pm. Scientists say the behemoth measures between 96 and 210 metres in diameter.Although more than four million miles away from our planet, the encounter is deemed a ‘close approach’ by NASA.The Mirror reports how experts stressed the chances of 2020 WD5 hitting us are extremely low.
But in a twist reminiscent of a Hollywood plot line, they refuse to rule out the possibility of an asteroid crashing into us in the near future.In the disaster movie Armageddon, Bruce Willis leads a motley crew into space to deflect a monster asteroid from destroying Earth.NASA explained: “Over long periods of time, however, the chances of the Earth being impacted are not negligible.
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