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.

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

A sizable asteroid is going to make a close pass to Earth next week, scientists say, but there's no need to panic. The asteroid known as 4660 Nereus will come as close as 2.5 million miles to Earth - a relatively short distance given the vastness of space.

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,

Asteroid 2025 PN7, which was recently discovered, turns out to be a quasi-moon, an object that orbits close to the Earth. It is expected to stay until 2083.

NASA confirms four asteroids, ranging from car- to house-sized, will pass Earth safely on 13–14 October 2025, posing no threat.

TN2, the largest of four, will safely pass Earth today at 1.34 million km. There is no threat from it, said NASA.

An asteroid the size of a school bus will zoom past Earth Thursday, according to NASA. NASA says the 15 to 30 foot wide near-Earth asteroid (NEA) will pass at a distance of about 13,000 miles above the planet's surface. Although the asteroid is not on an ...