An asteroid, large enough to wipe out an entire city, passed between Earth and the Moon on March 25. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it will use the once-in-a-decade event as a training exercise for planetary defense.
The asteroid, which according to the ESA measures between 130 and 230 feet, was named 2023 DZ2. It posed no threat and zoomed at a safe distance from Earth.
“At 19:49 GMT on Saturday (March 25) it will come within a third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Though that is “very close,” there is nothing to worry about, Richard Moissl, head of the ESA’s planetary defense office told French News agency AFP….