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The small near-Earth asteroids 2008 TC 3, 2014 AA, 2018 LA, 2019 MO, 2022 EB 5, 2022 WJ 1, 2023 CX 1 and 2024 BX 1 are the only eight asteroids discovered before impacting into Earth (see asteroid impact prediction ). Scientists estimate that several dozen asteroids in the 6–12 m (20–39 ft) size range fly by Earth at a distance closer than ...
99942 Apophis ( provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object with a diameter of 370 metres (1,210 feet) [ 3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2029.
2.1 (in 1986) [ 14] 28.2 (in 2003) [ 15] Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, [ 16] appearing every 72–80 years. [ 17] It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061. Officially designated 1P/Halley, it is also commonly ...
When a cruise liner-size asteroid comes within 19,883 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth on April 13, 2029, it won’t be alone. ... 2021, as it made its last close approach before its 2029 Earth ...
An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth Saturday morning, passing by at about three-quarters the distance ...
The fastest asteroid to pass within 1 LD of Earth in 2022 was 2022 YW 6 that passed Earth with a velocity with respect to Earth of 29.8 km/s (67,000 mph). [2] [note 1] Two asteroids, 2022 EB 5 and 2022 WJ 1 , are noteworthy in that both were detected before impacting Earth.
An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded. Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South ...
0.2 AU (78 LD) 3391. Goldstone radar images of asteroid 99942 Apophis on 8–10 March 2021. Goldstone radar images of asteroid 2001 FO 32 during closest approach on 21 March 2021. Below is an example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed or will pass more than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2021.