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Stadium-sized asteroid to pass by Earth
- The stadium-sized asteroid 612356 will pass Earth today, May 9, at about 2.6 million miles away.
- Scientists classify this asteroid as potentially hazardous due to its size and orbit, although space agencies see no collision risk.
- The asteroid is approximately 950 feet wide, regularly visits Venus, and often approaches Venus closer than Earth.
- ESA confirmed that the asteroid will safely pass by at a distance roughly 11 times greater than the typical space between Earth and the Moon.
- The asteroid's orbit causes occasional Earth flybys, with this closest approach until May 21, 2090, implying continued monitoring is required.
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Stadium-sized asteroid to pass Earth safely on May 9
A 950-foot-wide asteroid named 2002 JX8 will safely pass Earth on May 9. The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream the event starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Scientists confirm there is no risk, as the asteroid will remain over 2.6 million miles away. It’s classified as potentially hazardous based on size and distance, not on collision likelihood.
A stadium-sized asteroid is passing by Earth on Friday, May 9, and can be watched live in a stream broadcast by The Virtual Telescope Project.
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