Summary
NASA is monitoring two asteroids the size of houses as they pass near Earth. These asteroids, named 2025 VW and 2025 VC2, will come within about 1.29 million miles and 1.92 million miles of Earth, respectively. Scientists note that these do not pose an immediate threat to Earth.
Key Facts
- NASA is tracking two asteroids: 2025 VW and 2025 VC2.
- 2025 VW will come within 1.29 million miles of Earth.
- 2025 VC2 will pass by at about 1.92 million miles away.
- 2025 VW is moving at about 15,900 miles per hour and measures between 39 to 91 feet in diameter.
- 2025 VC2 is traveling around 20,500 miles per hour and is 32 to 75 feet in diameter.
- Near-Earth objects are asteroids that come within 120 million miles of the sun.
- Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) are large asteroids that could pass within 4.6 million miles of Earth's orbit.
- NASA monitors these objects to assess any potential risk to Earth, but no immediate danger is noted.
