A massive close approach asteroid will fly past the Earth on March 11, 2022 and NASA is keeping an eye on it.
When this close approach asteroid flies by, it will pass the Earth at around 19,000 miles per hour. NASA has deemed the asteroid as a “potentially hazardous” entity. However, NASA considers any asteroid that is big enough and comes within 4.65 million miles of Earth a potential hazard.
Since it’s passing us so far out, 2015 DR215 shouldn’t pose much of a threat at all. As such, the potentially hazardous notation should only be viewed as a label for NASA’s classification system. This isn’t the first time that this close approach asteroid has passed by the Earth, either. According to NASA’s Asteroid Watch, 2015 DR215 also passed us by in March of 2021.Seeing close approach asteroids pass us by safely is great and all, but what happens when the events ofbecome a reality? That’s why NASA is working on a program to fight back against asteroids that might threaten Earth.
The D.A.R.T. program was designed to help redirect asteroids so that they don’t hit whatever target they may be aiming for. NASA is currently testing D.A.R.T, and we’re expecting to see some results from those tests later this year. IF D.A.R.T is successful, it will help cull any worries about close approach asteroids like 2015 DR215 might bring people.
Josh Hawkins fell in love with writing and technology at a young age. Eventually he decided to combine the two and started writing about video games, the latest tech, and all the cool gadgets he could find. Whenever he isn’t busy writing about tech or gadgets, he can usually be found enjoying a new world in a video game, or tinkering with something on his computer.
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