TWO ASTEROIDS TO PASS EARTH THIS WEEKEND
TWO ASTEROIDS TO PASS EARTH THIS WEEKEND, NASA MONITORING CLOSE APPROACH
A 290-foot asteroid will pass Earth on Saturday at 11:23 p.m. EDT, coming within 3.1 million miles—13 times the distance to the moon.
On Monday, a larger 620-foot asteroid, 2024 JV33, will pass even closer at 2.85 million miles.
This marks JV33’s first close approach since its discovery in May, though it likely made similar passes before.
Despite being labeled “potentially hazardous,” NASA doesn’t expect a threat but is closely monitoring both asteroids.
Source: Bruce Willis