Asteroid narrowly avoids Earth and leaves astronomers shocked

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn asteroid named 2025 TF, measuring between one and three metres across, flew past Earth last week, initially unnoticed by astronomers. The space rock approached within 428km (265 miles) of Earth's surface, an altitude comparable to the International Space Station and one of the closest approaches ever recorded. It was spotted hours after its flyby by the Nasa-funded Catalina Sky Survey, with European astronomers later conducting further observations. Another small asteroid, 2025 TQ2, also passed Earth on the same day, at a distance of approximately 4,850 km (3,014 miles). While small asteroids generally pose no significant threat, larger objects are continuously monitored, with one asteroid, 2024 YR4, having a small chance of impacting the Moon in 2032, potentially affecting Earth's satellites. In fullAsteroid zooms past Earth unnoticed in ‘one of the closest approaches ever’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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