Summary
A large asteroid named "2025 FA22" will pass close to Earth in two days. It will get to within 523,000 miles of our planet, which is more than twice the distance from Earth to the moon. Other smaller asteroids will also pass by Earth around the same time.
Key Facts
- The asteroid "2025 FA22" is 520 feet wide and is traveling at 24,136 miles per hour.
- It will pass Earth at a distance of 523,000 miles, which is more than twice the distance to the moon.
- NASA tracks asteroids that come within 4.6 million miles of Earth and that are over 492 feet large as potentially hazardous.
- On September 16, three more asteroids will pass Earth at varying distances, with sizes ranging from 45 feet to 160 feet.
- The solar system contains over 1.3 million known asteroids.
- NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies calculates the chances of asteroids hitting Earth.
- A well-known asteroid, Apophis, will closely approach Earth in April 2029, passing safely at about 23,189 miles from the surface.
