The Asteroid first spotted when it flew by Earth two years ago, is set to make its return – and this time it could get incredibly close.
But Nasa admits this estimate may be widely inaccurate, and the asteroid may also pass Earth as far out as 9 million miles (14 million km).
In both scenarios, the space agency says the asteroid, dubbed 2013 TX68, poses no threat to Earth.
‘The variation in possible closest approach distances is due to the wide range of possible trajectories for this object, since it was tracked for only a short time after discovery,’ Nasa explained.
Moreover Scientists have predicted that this small asteroid could impact on September 28, 2017, with odds of no more than 1-in-250-million.
Adel Ben Guessoum
