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The asteroid known as 1990 MU is currently completing another orbit of the Sun, and in 2027 it could come perilously close to Earth. Asteroid 1990 MU is between 4-9 kilometres in diameter and on June 6 2027, it is set to come within 0.03 AU - astronomical unit. One AU is the distance between the Earth and the Sun, so coming within just 0.03 AU is perilously close. Related articles For reference, Mars – the planet which humans are hoping to reach – is around 0.5 AU.The asteroid is classed as a potentially hazardous asteroid, which according to NASA has the “potential to make threatening close approaches to the Earth.”According to data from NASA, 2019 OK was large – an estimated 187 to 427 ft (57 to 130) wide – and hurtling fast along a path bringing it within only 45,000 miles (73,000km) of Earth when it flew by in recent weeks. This was less than one-fifth of the distance to the Moon and what the Royal Institution of Australia’s Professor Alan Duffy described as “uncomfortably close.” Asteroid warning: Space rock comparable to dinosaur killer is heading Earth’s way (Image: GETTY) An asteroid strike 66 million years ago put an end to the dinosaurs (Image: GETTY)That asteroid would have been big enough to wipe out a city, so 1990 MU could be truly devastating. Aster...
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