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Impact Events 2024 YR4 Virtual Telescope Project Close Approaches James Webb Space Telescope Telescopes Visibility Telescope Use Tracking Monitoring

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

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

Tiny Asteroid 2025 TF Slipped Past Earth at ISS Altitude Before Detection

Asteroid 2025 FA22 Makes Safe 800,000-Kilometer Flyby of Earth

Asteroid 2025 FA22 Safely Speeds Past Earth at More Than Twice the Moon’s Distance

Asteroid 2025 FA22 Makes Safe Flyby of Earth at 10:41 Moscow Time

Small Asteroid 2025 QD8 Makes Safe Flyby Inside Lunar Distance Today

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses Small Risk of Lunar Impact

Asteroid 2024 YR4's Earth Impact Risk Raised to 3.1%, Highest Ever Recorded

NASA Discovers Moon Orbiting 'Planet Killer' Asteroid During Close Flyby

Asteroid 2024 MK to Pass Close to Earth This Weekend