Massive asteroid expected to pass close to Earth on Saturday
An airplane-sized asteroid is set to pass between the Earth and the Moon on Saturday afternoon at about 3:51 p.m. EST.
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An airplane-sized asteroid is set to pass between the Earth and the Moon on Saturday afternoon at about 3:51 p.m. EST.
Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.
Potentially hazardous asteroids, or potentially hazardous objects, are large space rocks that orbit closely to Earth and could cause widespread damage to our planet.
ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh studied the aftermath of the collision of NASA's DART spacecraft with asteroid Dimorphos, including what was in the debris it left and how it clumped up over time.