NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today
Summary
NASA is keeping track of a bus-sized asteroid named "2025 YH3" that is moving towards Earth at a fast speed. This asteroid will come within 284,000 miles of Earth, but it poses no immediate threat. NASA is also monitoring two other asteroids, including one that is building-sized.Key Facts
- NASA is tracking an asteroid called "2025 YH3" that is about 32 feet wide.
- This asteroid will pass near Earth today, getting as close as 284,000 miles away.
- Two other asteroids, "2025 YC3" (260 feet wide) and "2025 XT7" (42 feet wide), are also being tracked.
- These other asteroids will pass within 2.4 million miles of Earth.
- Near-Earth objects are asteroids that come within 120 million miles of the sun.
- Potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) are large asteroids with orbits that can bring them close to Earth.
- PHAs may have a risk of impacting Earth over many centuries, but none are currently expected to hit Earth soon.
- In February, NASA observed an asteroid with a 3.1% impact probability by 2032, but further studies showed it poses no impact risk.
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