The Closest Asteroid Flyby Ever: Should We Be Worried?
Written by Arshiya Sangar, a grade 11 student.
On Sunday, August 16, at 12:08 am EST (9:38 am Indian Time), an asteroid the size of an SUV passed by Earth. This asteroid, flying above the southern Indian Ocean, about 2950 kilometers (1830 miles) away, was the closest recorded asteroid to pass by Earth without impacting the surface…