Asteroid Nearly Misses Earth in Close Approach Near Antarctica

TL;DR Summary
Asteroid 2025 TF, a small near-Earth asteroid only 3 to 6 feet wide, passed remarkably close to Earth at 266 miles from Antarctica on October 1, 2025, highlighting the importance of planetary defense and asteroid tracking efforts.
- Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025 Space
- A Rock Just Came Within 270 Miles of Hitting Earth – And We Only Noticed After ScienceAlert
- Asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, space agencies say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Sneaky asteroid zooms past Antarctica closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn't catch it until hours after Yahoo
- An asteroid just made 'one of the closest approaches ever' to Earth USA Today
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
2
Time Saved
2 min
vs 3 min read
Condensed
92%
480 → 37 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on Space