• Asteroid 2025 QO7 to fly past Earth at 0.7 LD on August 31

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 QO7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.7 LD (0.00182 AU / 271 500 km / 168 700 miles) from the center of our planet at around 14:09 UTC (±00:55) on August 31, 2025. The flyby will take place at a relative velocity of 8.17 km/s.

  • Asteroid 2025 FV12 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 FV12 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD / 0.00079 AU (118 518 km / 73 644 miles) from the center of our planet at 01:31 UTC on March 28, 2025. This was the first of two asteroid flyby’s within 1 lunar distance today.

  • Asteroid 2024 YR4 impact risk updated to 1.8%

    The impact risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032 increased from 1.2% to 1.8% on February 6, 2025, following new trajectory simulations and refined calculations. While the increase remains within a low-risk range, continued monitoring and additional observations will be necessary to further refine impact predictions.