The largest Asteroid of 2022 is currently nearing Earth, According to NASA

 

An Asteroid that is believed to be nearing Earth has a diameter that is around four times that of the Empire State Building.

The asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) is now speeding toward Earth and is expected to make its closest approach to the planet on May 27 according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). According to the CNEOS database, the asteroid will safely fly by Earth at a distance of about 2.5 million miles, which is roughly 10 times the distance between Earth and the Moon, which is about 250,000 miles.

Additionally, estimations place the asteroid's diameter at a whopping 1.1 miles, and because of both its close closeness to Earth and its vast size, NASA has designated asteroid 7335 as "potentially hazardous (PH)". According to its PH classification, the asteroid would likely cause significant impact damage if its orbit were adjusted and it was to be directed toward Earth.

Notably, the asteroid won't come any closer to Earth until June 23, 2055, and then it won't be at all. On May 27, the asteroid will pass Earth at a distance that is 70 times greater than the distance between the Earth and the Moon. One of the almost 29,000 near-Earth objects that NASA experts are continuously monitoring is 7335, which will fly past Earth on May 27 at a speed of around 47,200 mph.

 

NASA has previously indicated that it is not aware of any asteroids with a diameter of 500 feet or more that have a risk of striking Earth in the next 100 years. NASA continues to strengthen its planetary defence despite the lack of "threatening" asteroids in case a new asteroid is found that could strike Earth in 200 years, which is why the agency is pushing through with its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).