The asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass at a distance of over 100,000 miles, less than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. It's about 160 feet long — about the size of an airplane.

A 200-foot asteroid discovered earlier this year will pass Earth at a distance closer than the Moon later this month. The asteroid, labeled 2023 DZ2, is set to fly by our planet on March 25.

An asteroid discovered just last week will pass closer to the Earth than the orbit of the moon this weekend, an occurrence so rare it happens only once in a decade, according to NASA. The asteroid ...

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Stock images of an asteroid passing Earth (main) and a bus (inset). Asteroid (2024 UQ1), which is roughly bus-sized, is due to pass closer to the Earth than the moon.

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An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies.

Stock images of an asteroid passing Earth (main) and a bus (inset). Asteroid (2024 UQ1), which is roughly bus-sized, is due to pass closer to the Earth than the moon.

On Saturday evening, the asteroid 2023 DZ2 will fly by at a distance of 105,633 miles (170,000 kilometers). The moon, by comparison, is around 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) away from Earth.