Asteroid will pass close to Earth Saturday

A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here's how to spot it

Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth Saturday morning, passing by at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. It was first spotted two weeks ago by a South African observatory and is about 393 feet to 853 feet (120 meters to 260 meters) wide.

Newsweek on MSN · 7d

Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth Tomorrow—How to See It

The asteroid, named 2024 MK, will zoom past us closer than the moon orbits the Earth on Saturday morning, and is around the same size as the Washington Monument at between 394 to 853 feet in diameter.

cbc.ca on MSN · 8d

Large asteroid to pass between Earth and the moon on Saturday

The asteroid is called 2024 MK and, at its closest, it will pass roughly 290,000 km from Earth. While we have plenty of small asteroids that are scattered within Earth's orbit, this one is sizeable, ranging anywhere from 120 metres to 260 metres in diameter.

Asteroid, NASA

talker on MSN · 18h

Asteroid nearly a mile-wide just missed Earth

The most recent, asteroid 2024 MK, was 500 feet wide, passing within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth. The larger asteroid 2011 UL21 passed Earth on 27 June at a distance of 4.1 million miles (6.

The Mirror · 2d

Huge asteroid nearly a mile-wide misses Earth as NASA issues statement

NASA has revealed that two large asteroids made close approaches to Earth last week, with one of the space rocks being nearly a mile-wide and passing within 184,000 miles of our planet

Space on MSN · 15h

2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action

NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.

The Hill7d

Stadium-sized asteroid to buzz by Earth on Saturday: 5 things to know

An asteroid the size of a football stadium ... If 2024 MK, with a diameter of 500 to 800 feet, were to hit rather than pass by Earth on Saturday, it wouldn’t be the end of the world — at ...

USA Today7d

Coming close: Asteroid 2024 MK will sweep past Earth inside moon’s orbit

The second, asteroid 2024 MK, will arrive Saturday morning. Though it’s much smaller than its companion, at 400 to 850 feet long, 2024 MK will come much closer to Earth. It’ll pass between us ...

Gulf News11d

Brightest asteroid in over a decade to pass close to earth on Saturday - How to see it

Earth is set to witness a rare astronomical event on Saturday, June 29, 2024, as the asteroid designated 2024 MK will ...

Live Science on MSN9d

Mountain-size 'planet killer' asteroid will make a close approach to Earth today — and you can watch it live

A massive "planet killer" asteroid will make a very close approach to Earth today (June 27), safely zipping past our ...

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