Next Five Asteroid Approaches - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
WEB1 day ago · The dashboard displays the next five Earth approaches to within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers or 19.5 times the distance to the moon); an object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance is termed a potentially hazardous object.
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2022 - Wikipedia
WEBA list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU (384,410 km; 238,860 mi)) from Earth in 2022. During 2022 about 124 asteroids passed within 1 LD of Earth.
Watch a bus-sized asteroid pass safely by Earth today | Space
WEBJul 6, 2022 · A space rock at least the size of a bus will safely whiz by our planet today, and you can watch the event on a free livestream. The Virtual Telescope Project will broadcast the flyby of asteroid...
NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter-wide) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach — within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth — on June 29.
A huge, kilometer-wide asteroid to pass by Earth today | CNN
WEBJan 18, 2022 · It will pass within 1.2 million miles of our planet, moving at 47,344 miles per hour (76,193 kilometers per hour), according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, which tracks ...
Asteroid 2022 OE2 close encounter coming Aug. 4 | Live Science
WEBAug 5, 2022 · NASA astronomers discovered that a large asteroid will zoom past Earth on Aug. 4, missing our planet by millions of miles.
NASA System Predicts Impact of Small Asteroid
WEBMar 15, 2022 · Asteroid 2022 EB5 was too small to pose a hazard to Earth, but its discovery marks the fifth time that any asteroid has been observed before impacting into the atmosphere. A small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere over the Norwegian Sea before disintegrating on March 11, 2022.
Asteroid 2022 GN1 flies by Earth, creating ‘precious ... - CNN
WEBApr 6, 2022 · Asteroid 2022 GN1 flew within 79,000 miles of Earth, about 33% of the way to the moon. Its close flyby was not a safety concern, but did give scientists an exciting opportunity to view and...
What We Learned From NASA’s DART Mission - The New York Times
WEBSep 26, 2022 · Hitting an asteroid with a high-speed projectile nudges its orbit. For an asteroid headed toward Earth, that could be enough to change a direct hit to a near miss.
Asteroid 2022 KY4 makes its closest-ever approach on July 17 - Live Science
WEBJul 15, 2022 · The skyscraper-size asteroid 2022 KY4 will make its closest recorded approach to Earth on Sunday, July 17, passing within about 3.8 million miles.
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