Asteroid to fly past Earth just before Election Day, NASA says
Space rock 2018VP1 will fly past Earth on Nov. 2
By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News
As if 2020 isn't already crazy enough, an asteroid is headed toward Earth just before Election Day.
According to NASA JPL's Center for Near Objects Studies, space rock 2018VP1 will fly past Earth on Nov. 2, one day before the U.S. presidential election.
At 6.5 feet in diameter, it is not considered a "potentially dangerous" near-Earth object (NEO), but the space agency is keeping its eye on it and other asteroids like it, nonetheless. It was first observed on Nov. 3, 2018, and last observed 13 days later.
There are reported to be three potential impacts based on the 21 observations NASA has made of the asteroid. However, the likelihood of direct impact is less than 0.41%, NASA noted.
Fox News has reached out to NASA with a request for comment.
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