Watch a 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight

A giant asteroid roughly the size of a skyscraper will pass within seven lunar distances of Earth on June 27. Here's how to watch the rare flyby during two livestreams on June 26 and June 27. The ...

A 1-km-wide asteroid 1997 NC1 is zooming past Earth this Saturday: Is there a risk of impact and how to watch it live

As asteroid 1997 NC1 speeds past Earth this Saturday, many people are wondering whether our planet is in danger. The close ...
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NASA’s asteroid watch flags every object that passes within 4.6 million miles of Earth, the official threshold for a close approach

Every day, a NASA program quietly recalculates the orbits of thousands of space rocks and flags each one that will pass within roughly 4.6 million miles of Earth. That distance, about 19.5 times the ...

How To Watch A Massive Mile-Wide Asteroid This Weekend During A Rare Flyby

Giant asteroid 1997 NC1, possibly up to a mile wide, will safely pass Earth this weekend, with live online streams on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27.