{"id":1956507,"date":"2023-06-25T10:44:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-sunday-night\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T14:46:21","slug":"huge-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-sunday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-sunday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant asteroid approaching Earth Sunday night."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhuge-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-sunday-night%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1956507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Massive Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and the Moon<\/h2>\n<p>A thrilling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-meteor-storm-could-strike-over-holiday-weekend-astronomers-say\/\" title=\"Rare Meteor Storm Could Strike Over Holiday Weekend, Astronomers Say\">celestial event<\/a> is set to unfold on Sunday night as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-scientists-believe-doomsday-asteroid-impacts-much-more-frequent-and-destructive-than-prior-estimates\/\" title=\"NASA scientists believe doomsday asteroid impacts much more frequent and destructive than prior estimates\">massive asteroid<\/a> hurtles through space, coming remarkably close to Earth. The asteroid, known as 2023 MU2, will make its closest approach to our planet at 7:19 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Measuring between 13 and 29 feet in diameter, this cosmic visitor will pass within a mere 134,000 miles of Earth, a hair&#8217;s breadth in astronomical terms. But fear not, as NASA assures us that there is an infinitesimally small chance of any impact. In fact, the odds of a collision are estimated to be just one in 10,000,000, leaving a staggering 99.9999902% probability that the asteroid will safely miss our beloved planet.<\/p>\n<p>While this celestial event may be difficult to observe with the naked eye, the Virtual Telescope Project has come to the rescue. They will be live-streaming the mesmerizing flyby of the asteroid on Sunday, allowing us to witness this extraordinary encounter from the comfort of our own homes.<\/p>\n<h3>A Weekend of Celestial Encounters<\/h3>\n<p>2023 MU2 is not alone in its journey past Earth. In fact, it is one of five asteroids that will be making their way through our cosmic neighborhood this weekend. These space rocks come in a variety of sizes, ranging from a car-sized rock to a bus-sized asteroid, and even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-sunday-night\/\" title=\"Giant asteroid approaching Earth Sunday night.\">colossal football stadium-sized rock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, one of these asteroids has an intriguing backstory. It originated from a meteor that was deliberately crashed into by NASA&#8217;s DART Mission last year, altering its trajectory. The Weather Channel reports that this particular encounter marks a historic milestone, as it is the first time in human history that we have successfully changed the course of an asteroid.<\/p>\n<p>So, mark your calendars and prepare to be awestruck by this celestial spectacle. Don&#8217;t miss the live stream of the asteroid&#8217;s flyby, and let&#8217;s marvel at the wonders of our vast universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A colossal asteroid will pass Earth and the moon on Sunday at 7:19 p.m. ET. Named 2023 MU2, it will come within 134,000 miles of Earth, joining a group of other asteroids passing by this weekend. Additionally, Fourth of July airfare has dropped by 27% compared to last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1956508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1956507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1956507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1956508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1956507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1956507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1956507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}