Member of the Meteorites Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences commented on the reports of the approach of the asteroid to the Earth

“This is just another asteroid that went abroad, which is considered potentially dangerous ... Recently, in September, an asteroid slipped through, which was the size of the Eiffel Tower.

So he flew just half the distance between the Earth and the Moon, ”the expert shared.

He also noted that there are about 27 thousand asteroids under control.

“Those that are considered potentially dangerous, over 100 meters, there are also about 1.5 thousand of them. So far, this does not threaten the earthlings,” concluded Grokhovsky.

Earlier, RIA Novosti, citing NASA, reported that an asteroid 2004 UE the size of three football fields will approach the Earth in mid-November.