Every day, a number of asteroids come close to Earth, but only a small portion of them pose a risk to humanity. NASA has issued a warning regarding two hazardous asteroids that are set to approach Earth closely in the coming week. As per NASA's asteroid data tracking webpage, asteroid 1994 XD will approach Earth at a distance of merely 1.97 million miles. On the other hand, asteroid 2020 DB is set to come as close as 2.68 million miles. NASA's JPL categorizes any celestial body that approaches within 4.6 million miles of Earth and has a size exceeding approximately 150 meters as "potentially hazardous objects."

Source: Hindustan Times June 11, 2023 07:26 UTC