NASA asteroid tracker: 20,000MPH asteroid found barrelling for Earth approach TODAY

Six years ago a small 65.6ft-wide (20m) asteroid entered the atmosphere undetected, from the direction for the Sun, and erupted over Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia.

The asteroid’s sudden appearance and explosion blew out windows in a wide radius, injuring more than 1,000 people and damaging more than 7,000 buildings.

TV scientist and CEO of the Planetary Society Bill Nye said: “It’s the anniversary of the Chelyabinsk meteorite impact, which was no joke. Low probability – very high consequence.”

Tonight, however, all indicators suggest Asteroid CG5 will safely pass the Earth without swerving into our home world.

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