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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will be closest to Earth at 1 a.m. EST on December 19, passing about 168 million miles away, providing a rare scientific opportunity to study material from another star system, with a live online stream available for skywatchers.
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.
Asteroid 2025 TF made an extremely close approach to Earth on October 1, 2025, passing just 420 km above Antarctica, making it the second-closest flyby on record, and highlighting the importance of monitoring near-Earth objects.
A potentially hazardous asteroid the size of the Washington Monument will safely pass Earth on September 18 at about 523,206 miles away, and viewers can watch the flyby live online via the Virtual Telescope Project.
An asteroid named 2025 FA22, measuring between 130 and 290 meters, will safely pass Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance just over twice the Moon's distance. Although initially considered a potential impact threat for 2089, further observations ruled out any danger. The event provides an opportunity for astronomers to study the asteroid's characteristics and test observation networks, with a livestream available for viewing.
Asteroid 2025 QD8, about the size of a jumbo jet, will pass safely at 135,500 miles from Earth, just over half the distance to the Moon, and can be watched live via a virtual telescope stream, posing no threat to our planet.