
A vast asteroid nicknamed ‘Florence’ with 2.7 mile diameter will pass along the Earth on September 1. NASA scientists confirmed that there is no possibility for any hazards as the asteroid passes through a distance of 44 lakh miles from Earth. This is 18 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
This is the first asteroid passing so close since the NASA began to study about the movements of such celestial objects. According to the reports no more asteroids will come so close to the earth like this till the year 2500.






