Massive Asteroid Twice the Size of Empire State Building Will Pass By Earth on September

In early September, a massive asteroid about twice the size of New York's Empire State Building will pass by the Earth. The asteroid, which measures 774 meters in diameter, will pass Earth closer than the Moon.

A colossal asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt went past the Earth on July 25, and another the size of the US Pentagon came by in late August. However, gravitational drags can change an object's course. Thus there is still a risk of hazard. The threat of an asteroid collision remains one of the greatest natural calamities that might strike the Earth, as humanity lacks the resources to resist it.

As a result, astronomers worldwide, including those at NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, are working to track all nearby asteroids and calculate their course to see whether any represent a threat to Earth.

This is done using special "asteroid hunter" telescopes, although specific programs, such as the PDCO and John Hopkins University's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission, aim to develop strategies to protect against asteroids.

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