City Killa’ Asteroid Goin’ Pass Between Earth an’ Moon Orbit
๐๐ Dis weekend get one kine big asteroid dat could wipe out one city, but no worry, brah, cuz it goin’ pass between Earth an’ da moon’s orbit, missin’ both of dem. Da astronomers stay stoked fo’ check out dis space rock from 100,000 miles away. ๐๐
Da asteroid goin’ be visible t’rough binoculars an’ small telescopes, so plenny peeps goin’ get one good look at dis space odda’. NASA stay sayin’ dat even dough asteroid flybys stay common, it’s rare fo’ one dis big fo’ come dis close โ it happen ’bout once every 10 years. ๐ ๐ญ
Da scientists stay tinkin’ dat dis asteroid, called 2023 DZ2, stay som’whea between 130 an’ 300 feet in size. Dey wen’ find dis guy ’bout one month ago, an’ it goin’ pass 320,000 miles close to da moon on Saturday, an’ den a few hours lata’, it goin’ buzz da Indian Ocean at ’bout 17,500 mph. ๐๐
Da European Space Agency’s planetary defense chief, Richard Moissl, stay sayin’ dat even dough dis ‘city killa’ get no chance fo’ hit Earth, da close approach still good fo’ make observations. ๐๐ฌ
Da astronomers wit’ da International Asteroid Warning Network tink dis kine event stay good practice fo’ planetary defense if an’ wen one dangerous asteroid eva’ come our way. NASA stay ‘gree wit’ dem. ๐ฐ๏ธ๐ก๏ธ
Da Virtual Telescope Project goin’ provide one live webcast of da close approach, so no need fo’ miss out on dis spacy action. ๐๐ฅ
No goin’ see dis asteroid ’round our hood again ’til 2026. At firs’, da scientists wen’ tink maybe get small chance it might hit Earth dat time, but dey wen’ figga out latah dat no goin’ happen. So no need stress, we stay safe from dis city killa’. ๐๐ถ๏ธ