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Asteroid 2025 OW to Pass Safely at 1.6 Times the Moon’s Distance on July 28

Radar observations have confirmed the asteroid’s path with high precision as part of NASA’s routine planetary defense.

NASA Confirms Safe July 28 Flyby of Asteroid 2025 OW

NASA Monitors Five Aircraft-Sized Asteroids After Exceptionally Close 2025 OS Flyby

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Carries 4% Chance of Moon Impact After Earth Risk Cleared

Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Discovers 2,104 New Asteroids

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Deep-Sky Images

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact Odds on Moon Rise to 4.3%

Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Striking the Moon Climbs to 4.3%

Asteroid Larger Than Golden Gate Bridge to Pass Earth Safely on June 5

Researchers Warn Venus Co-Orbital Asteroids Could Endanger Earth

NASA Tracks Close Flybys of Three Asteroids and Prepares for Stadium-Sized Asteroid’s Approach

NASA and ESA Confirm Safe Flybys of Two Large Asteroids in 2025

Asteroid 2002 JX8 Safely Completes Close Flyby of Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses Small Risk of Lunar Impact

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out as Earth Threat, Moon Impact Risk Rises

NASA Rules Out Earth Impact From Asteroid 2024 YR4, Moon Remains at Slight Risk

NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses No Threat to Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4 No Longer Poses a Threat to Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4's Risk of Earth Impact in 2032 Drops to Near Zero

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment Visible This Week