NASA Alerts on Airplane-Sized Asteroids Flying by Earth for a Cosmic Close-Up
Hold onto your telescopes, stargazers! Two airplane-sized asteroids, 2024 YC1 and 2024 YQ2, are zooming close to Earth at a blistering pace. Slated for a December 28, 2024 flyby, these space rocks promise no collision fears as they safely whizz by at 639,000 miles away. With one traveling at 20,666 mph and the other at 23,313 mph, this flyby offers a prime chance to hone planetary defense strategies and deepen our understanding of the cosmos.
Dec 27