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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 ...
On 8 January, it came within 7.6 million miles of Earth, roughly 32 times the average distance between Earth and the Moon. The next time it will pass this close again will be in 2087.
Another gigantic asteroid will come within Earth's neighborhood on Wednesday, and Earthlings can watch it live online, knowing it's at a safe distance. How to watch a stadium-sized asteroid zoom ...
A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. The European Space Agency issued an alert for the 27-inch asteroid at 4:27 a.m. ET ...
The average near-Earth asteroid, such as 2019 VF 5, passes Earth at 18 km/s. The average short-period comet passes Earth at 30 km/s, and the average long-period comet passes Earth at 53 km/s. [ 7 ] A retrograde parabolic Oort cloud comet (e=1, i=180°) could pass Earth at 72 km/s when 1 AU from the Sun.
An asteroid the size of a football stadium will zip past Earth today. The asteroid, 2022 BH7, is one of four near-Earth objects making a close approach this weekend. (Fear not.
Related: Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth This Weekend at Half the Distance of the Moon. ... Previously, it had "three close encounters [with Earth] in 1999, 2005 and 2011," per the ...
Scientists looking to observe asteroids will get a rare chance this weekend.