• Asteroid 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.045 LD / 0.00012 AU (17 426 km / 10 828 miles) at 15:05 UTC on May 25, 2022.

    This is the 60th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 2nd closest after 2022 FD1 on March 25 at 0.00010 AU. It is also the 17th closest asteroid flyby on record (since 1900).

  • Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Sichuan, China

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the China Earthquake Networks Center as M6.1 hit the province of Sichuan, China at 09:00 UTC on June 1, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 17 km (10 miles). The USGS and EMSC are reporting it as M5.9 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).