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2024 YR4 Impact Risk Planetary Defense Monitoring Impact Probability 2024 PT5 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Detection 2026 JH2 Apophis

Mile-Scale Asteroid Will Make Close but Safe Flyby of Earth on June 27

Scientists will use coordinated radar and telescope observations to narrow the rock's size and orbit for long-term planetary defense.

Large Asteroid 1997 NC1 to Make Safe Close Pass of Earth on June 27

Newly Discovered Asteroid Skims Safely Past Earth at One-Quarter of the Moon’s Distance

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Makes Safe 91,600-Kilometer Flyby of Earth

Newly Found Asteroid 2026 JH2 to Pass About 57,000 Miles from Earth on Monday

Newly Discovered Asteroid to Make Very Close, Safe Earth Flyby on Monday

Apophis Will Sweep 20,000 Miles From Earth in 2029 Close Pass, NASA Says

Apophis to Make Extremely Close, Safe Flyby of Earth in 2029

Apophis Asteroid to Make Exceptionally Close, Safe Flyby of Earth in 2029

New Meteor Shower Traces to Asteroid Crumbling Near the Sun

Rubin Observatory Logs 11,000 New Asteroids in Early Data Sweep

Rubin Observatory Unveils 11,000 Newly Discovered Asteroids

Car-Sized Asteroid Set to Pass Earth Closer Than the Moon Today

JWST Data Rules Out 2032 Lunar Impact by Asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb Data Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Safely Fly Past the Moon in 2032

Webb Data Rules Out 2032 Lunar Impact for Asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb Observations Eliminate 2032 Lunar-Impact Risk From Asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb Observations Rule Out 2032 Lunar Strike by Asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb Data Rules Out Lunar Impact by Asteroid 2024 YR4

NASA Warns 15,000 Medium Near-Earth Asteroids Remain Untracked