Bus-size asteroid flew closer than the moon - watch the orbit animation

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
IFLScience

Asteroid Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029

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Forbes

Deadly 2024 YR4 Asteroid May Strike Earth — What To Know

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall has been discovered that could strike Earth in 2032. It’s triggered a rare warning by the International Asteroid Warning Network, which ...
Ars Technica

Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Something in the sky captured the attention of astronomers in the final days of 2024. A telescope in Chile scanning the night sky detected a faint point of light, and it didn’t correspond to any of ...