• Asteroid 2026 FS5 passed within 0.1 lunar distance of Earth

    Asteroid 2026 FS5 passed Earth at a distance of 0.120 LD (0.00031 AU / 46 133 km / 28 666 miles) from the center of our planet at 11:40 UTC on March 22, 2026, becoming the third closest known asteroid flyby within 1 lunar distance recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 39 762 km (24 707 miles) above Earth’s surface.

  • JWST observations eliminate lunar impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032

    Astronomers have ruled out a potential Moon impact by asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 22, 2032 after precise measurements from the James Webb Space Telescope refined the object’s orbit. The asteroid, once briefly considered among the most closely monitored impact risks discovered in the past two decades, will instead pass safely beyond 20 000 km (12 400 miles) from the Moon.

  • Asteroid 2025 WE14 flew past Earth at 0.07 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 WE14 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.073 lunar distances at 18:44 UTC on November 29, 2025. The object was first detected by the Mt. Lemmon Survey on November 30 during a very short one-day observation arc.

  • Asteroid 2025 UC11 flew past Earth at 0.01 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 UC11 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.017 lunar distances (0.00004 AU / 6 599 km / 4 101 miles) at 12:11 UTC on October 30, 2025. The object was first detected seven hours earlier by the JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope in Auberry, California.

  • Asteroid 2025 TF flew just 420 km (260 miles) above Antarctica, second-closest flyby on record

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2025 TF made an extremely close approach to Earth at 00:49 UTC on October 1, 2025, reaching a nominal distance of 0.02 LD (0.00005 AU / 6 790 km / 4 220 miles) from Earth’s center — equivalent to about 419 km (260 miles) above the surface over Antarctica. At this distance, it is now classified as the second-closest asteroid flyby ever recorded.

  • Asteroid 2025 RL2 to pass Earth at 0.5 lunar distances on September 19

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 RL2 is expected to fly past Earth at a distance of 0.56 lunar distances (0.00145 AU / 216 563 km / 134 566 miles) at around 08:57 UTC on September 19, 2025. The object has an absolute magnitude (H) of 26, with an estimated diameter between 17 and 37 m (56 and 121 feet), comparable in size to the Chelyabinsk meteor.