According to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), an asteroid named Asteroid 2023 XY is expected to come close to Earth today, December 7. NASA’s telescopes track new Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) and report their observed positions to the Minor Planet Center. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) then uses this data to calculate the asteroid’s probable orbit around the Sun. Through this process, information about Asteroid 2023 XY, including its speed, size, and distance of approach, can be determined. Asteroid 2023 XY: Details This near-Earth space rock is…

NASA uses telescopes like NEOWISE, ALMA, Pans-STARRS1, and Catalina Sky Survey to monitor and analyze asteroids in space. Based on their findings, the US space agency has provided information about an enormous asteroid, named 2001 QQ142, which is predicted to come very close to Earth on December 6. Learn more about this significant encounter. Asteroid 2001 QQ142: Details of the close approach This Near-Earth space rock, named by NASA as Asteroid 2001 QQ142, is expected to fly past the planet at a distance of about 5.5 million kilometers today. It…

Throughout history, there have been numerous instances where asteroids narrowly missed colliding with Earth. One such event resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. In a recent development, NASA has utilized its state-of-the-art ground and space-based telescopes to announce that an asteroid, named Asteroid 2023 WW, is projected to pass by Earth on December 5. NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies has provided detailed information regarding the asteroid’s velocity, dimensions, proximity to Earth, and other relevant details. Stay informed about the asteroid’s imminent close encounter…

NASA has utilized its sophisticated telescopes on the ground and in space to identify numerous asteroids, including one named Bennu that poses a potential danger to life on Earth with a 1 in 2700 chance of collision between 2175 and 2195. Additionally, the space agency has recently brought attention to another asteroid, known as Asteroid 2013 VX4, which is anticipated to pass by Earth today, December 4. Stay informed about the specifics of this imminent encounter with the asteroid. Asteroid 2013 VX4: Close approach data According to the Center for…

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft, previously named OSIRIS-REx, is actively preparing for an unprecedented solar approach to the asteroid Apophis. This approach will bring the spacecraft closer to the Sun than ever before, with its closest point, known as perihelion, scheduled for January 2, 2024. At this time, OSIRIS-APEX will be approximately 46.5 million miles away from the Sun, which is about half the distance between Earth and the Sun and within the orbit of Venus. NASA has emphasized that this close encounter will expose the spacecraft’s components to higher temperatures than…