{"id":5968,"date":"2022-01-13T12:39:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T08:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzzing.com\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2022-04-04T11:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:43:44","slug":"is-that-a-bird-a-plane-nah-its-an-asteroid-larger-than-burj-khalifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=5968","title":{"rendered":"Is that a bird? A plane? Nah. It\u2019s an asteroid larger than Burj Khalifa!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Full disclosure. I watched \u2018Don\u2019t look up\u2019 on Netflix, so this story did make me a bit jittery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An asteroid larger than Burj Khalifa will make its closest Earth approach next week as it speeds over the UAE at 76,192kph on January 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And according to this map by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@esa<\/a>, the asteroid will fly right over the UAE, and will be visible using a telescope.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNationalNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheNationalNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E9RsqSVupQ\">pic.twitter.com\/E9RsqSVupQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sarwat Nasir (@SarwatNasir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarwatNasir\/status\/1481221069449146369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, the asteroid will fly far away from us, around 1.9 million km from Earth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlybgetq2uip.i.optimole.com\/tf1vXHs-e4SiiCW9\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:auto\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/buzzzing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/phew.gif?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5969\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you have a telescope handy, you can take it out and see the giant rock for yourself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, you should see \u2018Don\u2019t Look Up\u2019. It\u2019s really important.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"DON&#039;T LOOK UP | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RbIxYm3mKzI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just do it after the asteroid passes, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full disclosure. I watched \u2018Don\u2019t look up\u2019 on Netflix, so this story did make me a bit jittery.&nbsp; An asteroid larger than Burj Khalifa will make its closest Earth approach&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlybgetq2uip.i.optimole.com\/tf1vXHs-Rm9fXTwI\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:auto\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflint.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-photo-220201.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1251&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4836,"url":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=4836","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":0},"title":"Alert: Spiderman takes a break to chill in Dubai","date":"December 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Before Spider-Man: No Way Home releases in the UAE, Spidey has taken some time off to scale the Burj Khalifa, hang out (upside down) from a high-rise in Downtown Dubai and get distracted by the fish at the Dubai Aquarium.However, the webcrawler decided to swing around Dubai using the metro!Don\u2019t\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6385,"url":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=6385","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":1},"title":"Confirmed: Dubai is the world\u2019s most popular destination","date":"January 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Dubai has come a long way.From a minuscule fishing village, the city has evolved into a sprawling, magnificent oasis. 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