Stadium-sized asteroid to pass Earth Tuesday — what do you need to know?
Asteroid 2006 WB is scheduled to pass close to Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it's one of about 40,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs), but it's not even the most interesting. Lowell Observatory Astronomer and Asteroid Expert Nick Moskowitz Little is known about the asteroid being so close to Thanksgiving, he said. This is not because […]
Stadium-sized asteroid to buzz by Earth on Saturday: 5 things to know
An asteroid the size of a football stadium will pass between the Earth and the moon on Saturday morning, marking the second of two astronomical close encounters in three days. Near miss in this case is a relative term: Asteroid 2024 MK on Saturday came within 180,000 miles of Earth, while asteroid 2011 UL21 flew […]