Small asteroid to zoom past Earth on Thursday, says NASA
The asteroid is estimated to be 15 to 30 metres in size, and according to orbit prediction experts, it poses no risk of impact with Earth.
Oct 11, 2017, 12:43 PM ISTNASA radar spots asteroid 2014 JO25 prior to flyby – See pic
At the time, asteroid 2014 JO25 was 1.9 million miles (3 million kilometers) from Earth.
Apr 19, 2017, 14:57 PM IST
Giant asteroid to fly 'very close' to Earth on April 19: Five things to know about upcoming approach of space rock
According to NASA, the space rock, a near-Earth asteroid, will fly by Earth at a safe distance of about 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometres), or about 4.6 times the distance from Earth to the moon.
Apr 10, 2017, 12:11 PM ISTHuge asteroid to fly past Earth on Halloween, poses no threat: NASA
NASA scientists are gearing up to track the flyby of the asteroid with several optical observatories and the radar capabilities of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:15 PM IST