--- title: "Dangerous Asteroid to Pass Near Earth: NASA" description: "2021 KT1, a “conceivably hazardous” asteroid is crossing near the Earth on June 1, NASA has predicted. The asteroid will obtain a solid passageway to" author: "Anonymous User" published: 2021-06-01 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/695/dangerous-asteroid-to-pass-near-earth-nasa category: "nature" tags: ["news", "space science", "science and technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Dangerous Asteroid to Pass Near Earth: NASA 2021 KT1, a “**conceivably hazardous**” asteroid is crossing near the Earth on June 1, NASA has predicted. The asteroid will obtain a solid passageway to the Earth at about 10:24 am EDT (7:54 pm IST). The massive rock would [travel](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85451/best-travel-systems-for-newborns-to-pick) through our planet with a range of almost 4.5 million miles. A few of the additional asteroids are likewise to be expected to run past the Earth following this week. Though, those would be significantly more miniature than the 2021 KT1. ![Dangerous Asteroid to Pass Near Earth: NASA](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/16ec3c70-5ca4-4cb3-b35f-3d2f4b658fac/images/8c0a7237-b862-4f3a-8229-14fd0628864c.jpeg)\ NASA has remarked on its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) [website](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13110/why-copywriting-is-crucial-for-new-website-build) that the 2021 KT1 asteroid could be approximately 186 meters in measurement. This is slightly bigger than the world's tallest statue '**The Statue of Unity**' which is 182 meters in height. The asteroid will not be able to hit the Earth as it would be 4.5 million miles apart at the [nearest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43509/which-are-the-nearest-airport-for-coming-to-allahabad-kumbh) point. However, [NASA estimates that an asteroid](https://www.mindstick.com/news/614/osiris-rex-taken-picture-of-asteroid-bennu-shared-by-nasa) is most probably dangerous when it comes within the boundaries of 4.6 million miles of the Earth and if it is bigger than 150 meters. ![Dangerous Asteroid to Pass Near Earth: NASA](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/16ec3c70-5ca4-4cb3-b35f-3d2f4b658fac/images/83238461-2ee3-4067-896f-1b57dbadf7b1.jpeg)\ Therefore, the scientists consider that uncertainties of the Earth happening affected by NEOs over extended [sessions](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44945/where-do-i-get-information-on-the-sessions-of-lok-sabha) are “**not negligible**” and therefore NASA and additional space [companies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85554/why-must-companies-have-a-profile-page-on-mindstick) around the globe actively [control](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/197/asp-dot-net-repeater-control) asteroid and comet consequences. ![Dangerous Asteroid to Pass Near Earth: NASA](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/16ec3c70-5ca4-4cb3-b35f-3d2f4b658fac/images/f454eaeb-7e29-43f8-87fd-b46ded9aa349.jpeg)\ In accession to the 2021 KT1, some tinier asteroids are crossing near the Earth in the following days. Those asteroids are assumed to be up to 21 meters in measurement, which won't affect much. ``` READ MORE: NASA Reveals the Truth Behind Rainbow at Mars. ``` --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/695/dangerous-asteroid-to-pass-near-earth-nasa Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.