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The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 km) away. ... 2025 at 10:25 AM ...
On Friday, two asteroids are expected to pass near Earth, according to the updated list. Asteroid 2025 BR2, with JPL describes as an "airplane-size" space rock about 67 feet long, is expected to ...
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don't run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid, named ...
The asteroid came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 22 November 2024. The asteroid made a close approach to Earth on 25 December 2024, two days before its discovery. During this encounter, the asteroid passed 828,800 km (515,000 mi; 2.156 LD) from Earth and then 488,300 km (303,400 mi; 1.270 LD) from the Moon. [3]
Satellites in geostationary orbit. From the list in the first section, these are the closest known asteroids per year that approach Earth within one lunar distance.More than one asteroid per year may be listed if its geocentric distance [note 1] is within a tenth of the lunar distance, or 0.10 LD.
C/2024 L5 (ATLAS) is a comet that was discovered on 14 June 2024 as A117uUD by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), South Africa, Sutherland.It will reach perihelion on 10 March 2025 at 3.432 AU (513.4 million km) from the Sun. [4] [5]
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
As of 31 January 2025, based on 36 days of observations during a close encounter with Earth, 55 m (180 ft) asteroid 2024 YR 4 has the highest cumulative Palermo scale rating at −0.53 and a Torino scale rating of 3, having a 1 in 77 chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. [82]