NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
Summary
NASA is monitoring several asteroids that are approaching Earth. One of them, called "2021 R16," will pass by at a distance of about 2.41 million miles from the planet. NASA stresses that these near-Earth objects, while noteworthy, do not pose a threat to Earth at this time.Key Facts
- NASA is tracking an asteroid named "2021 R16," which is bus-sized and will pass about 2.41 million miles from Earth.
- "2021 R16" is expected to travel at a speed of around 19,000 miles per hour.
- Two other asteroids, "2022 SW12" and "2025 SP3," passed by the Earth earlier, with "2025 SP3" coming as close as 255,000 miles.
- NASA is also observing two more asteroids, "2018 QT1" and "2025 SR3," which will pass at distances of 3.13 million and 3.99 million miles, respectively.
- Near-Earth objects are asteroids that come within 120 million miles of the sun.
- NASA had earlier assessed an asteroid "2024 YR4" with a potential impact risk, which was later reported to pose no significant threat to Earth.
- Potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) are tracked closely but currently pose no threat to Earth.
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