The asteroid, now named 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, at exactly 00:47:26 UTC. This incident was more surprising as it passed at an altitude of just 428 kilometers or 266 miles. This falls within the orbit of the International Space Station,

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance to the moon.

Asteroid 2025 TP5, discovered just two days before its approach, will fly past Earth on October 15 at a dangerously close distance of about 60,328 miles—roughly a quarter of the lunar distance. Measuring 54 feet wide,

A small asteroid, known as 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, 2025, at an altitude of only 266 miles.

Most asteroid flybys pass millions of kilometers away from Earth, too distant to notice. But one upcoming encounter will be unlike anything seen before.

2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that blasted out, the object has been in its orbit as a quasi-moon for about 60 years and is expected to continue for another 60 years or so years before drifting away.

A large object is expected to fly through the sky on Christmas Eve, but it's not a sleigh with eight reindeer and a guy in a big red suit. A giant asteroid will be flying by Earth just in time for the holiday. Asteroid 2003 SD220 will pass within 7 million ...