Summary
NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid called "2025 TC," which will pass Earth at a distance of 53,400 miles. This distance is closer than the moon's orbit around Earth. NASA is also monitoring other asteroids passing near Earth this week.
Key Facts
- The asteroid "2025 TC" is about 45 feet wide.
- It will come 53,400 miles from Earth, which is closer than the moon's orbit.
- Other asteroids like "2025 SY," "2020 GE1," and "2025 SH" are also being monitored by NASA.
- Asteroids are rocky objects from the solar system's formation, located mainly between Mars and Jupiter.
- Near-Earth objects have orbits that bring them close to the sun and Earth.
- An asteroid named "2024 YR4" had a 3.1% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, but NASA now says it poses no significant risk.
- Potentially hazardous asteroids are larger than 460 feet and can come within 4.6 million miles of Earth.
- No potentially hazardous asteroids are expected to impact Earth soon.
