It has been discovered by a latest report that Eros asteroid is being hoped by scientists to create history again as it has been found to make the closest approach to Earth on Tuesday. The asteroid has been noted to make its closest move towards Earth since the year 1975.

The group of scientists has found that however 433 Eros had already made a history when it was approached by the NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker probe in the year 2000. The Shoemaker orbited Eros and landed on its surface for time first time.

As per the findings of the report, 433 Eros, which was first discovered in the year 1898, was the first ever near-Earth asteroid. It has been revealed that it orbits Earth every 1.76 years and approaches it coming nearly within twenty million miles.

However, this time it has been found to be as close to Earth as 70 times the average distance of the Moon from Earth. The sausage is being known to be at the closest distance ever in past more than three decades, but still too far from Earth. It is being said by the researchers in the context that its distance from Earth is undoubtedly the minimum from ever before, but it is too far to cause any threat to Earth.

“It has the distinction of being one of two asteroids where spacecraft have been with a rendezvous mission. So we understand this particular asteroid better than most”, said Don Yeomans, the Manager of the Near-Earth Orbit Program office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Further, it is also being said that the asteroid is not visible to naked eyes, though amateur astronomers would be able to track down the same in the morning with help of their telescope.