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Two asteroids will fly near Earth today, NASA scientists said.
Experts at its Center for Near-Earth Objects (CNEOS) said the two large asteroids recently discovered are expected to fly over the planet on Wednesday.
The center has traced its orbital path around the sun and asteroids have been officially classified as Near Earth Objects (NEO).
This means that it will pass in or through an area between about 146 and 194 million km from the sun.
Last week, NASA has revealed that an asteroid twice as big as the Shard in London will pass the Earth in September.
Earlier this year, NASA declared an asteroid 1 in 7,000 chance to hit Earth this fall.
The first asteroid to land on Wednesday is QS 2019, which was first sighted a week ago.
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According to scientists, it is almost 40 meters high and 75 meters in diameter. It will fly over the Earth at about 80,000 km / h.
The second asteroid is about twice the size and is called 2019 OU1. It will pass near the planet a few hours after the first.
It is thought that it is about 100 m high and 170 m in diameter.
According to NASA, most near Earth asteroids originate from the inner portion of the main asteroid belt after their orbits have been altered by the gravitational influence of Mars and Jupiter, and from the Earth 's surface. others by collisions.
NASA said that no asteroid poses a significant risk of touching the Earth in the next 100 years.
The highest risk that a known asteroid strikes the planet is the 2009 FD, which has a 1 in 714 chance of hitting the Earth in 2185.
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