• Asteroid 2024 RL3 flew past Earth at just 0.1 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 RL3 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.106 LD or 0.0027 AU (40 835 km / 25 373 miles) from the center of our planet at 17:15 UTC on September 4, 2024.

  • Asteroid 2024 PY flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 PY flew past Earth at a distance of 0.24 LD / 0.00063 AU (94 290 km / 58 594 miles) from the center of our planet at 21:36 UTC on August 4, 2024.

  • Asteroid 2024 JN16 to fly past Earth at a very close distance of 0.06 LD on May 14

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 JN16 will fly past Earth at a very close distance of 0.06 LD / 0.00017 AU (24 912 km / 15 480 miles) from the center of our planet at 09:50 UTC on May 14, 2024. This takes it just about 18 500 km (11 500 miles) from the surface, well within orbits of geostationary satellites — ~36 000 km (22 000 miles).

  • Near-Earth asteroids 2024 JR1 and 2024 JD close approach live views

    Two near-Earth asteroids, designated 2024 JR1 and 2024 JD, are set to make a close approach to Earth between May 7 and May 8, 2024. Both asteroids will come within less than the distance of the moon (1 LD), with 2024 JR1 approaching at about 0.72 LD (295 000 km / 183 700 miles) and 2024 JD at approximately 0.77 LD (275 800 km / 171 415 miles).

  • Asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at 0.18 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00048 AU (71 560 km / 44 465 miles) from the center of our planet at 08:27 UTC on April 10, 2024. This is the 27th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.