![]() In the early years, those views were reserved for astronauts, because the rate at which Earth spun past meant that night photos were blurred. But from the middle of this dome, you can watch Earth come and go and feel like a person in your own little spacecraft, with the best window imaginable for looking at our world.”Įspecially beautiful were the nighttime views of Earth with the aurora borealis. ![]() “Your favorite places on Earth would flash by the tiny window so quickly, you couldn’t take them in. The space rock is in an orbit around the sun, which means that it will continue to go around it.“Until the cupola module was added, our only way to see the Earth was through single, portal-like windows,” said Cady Coleman, a NASA astronaut who traveled to the station in 2010. NASA says asteroids of such size only come so close about once every ten years. ‘Dizzy’ is expected to get to within 109,000 miles of the Earth, and will be traveling at 17,000 mph. While 2023 DZ2 will not crash into the planet, it will approach close enough to be observed. READ ALSO: NASA warns of close approach of asteroid Saturday How close to the Earth will the ‘city killer’ asteroid get?Īstronomers will be able to study the space rock during its close encounter with the Earth. ‘Dizzy’ is estimated to measure between 130-330 feet in diameter, which falls within the “city killer” range of 165-460 feet. The heavenly body has been termed a “city killer” - an asteroid big enough to wipe out an entire city - because of its size. READ ALSO: Katya Echazarreta, blazing a trail for Mexico’s space program How big is ‘city killer’ asteroid 2023 DZ2?Īsteroid 2023 DZ2 was originally believed to be on a collision course with the Earth further off in the future, but orbital calculations and adjustments have shown that it will come sooner, and will not hit the planet. ![]() The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2 and nicknamed ‘Dizzy’, will not hit the planet but will be close enough to be seen with the right equipment. NASA had warned that a newly discovered asteroid would whizz by the Earth on Saturday, March 25. ![]()
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