NASA: Asteroid to Approach Earth at High Speed Today (September 3)

NASA is warning that an asteroid will approach Earth today, September 3, at high speed.

The asteroid, named 2025 QD8, is the size of a commercial airplane and will pass at a distance of 218,009 kilometers from Earth, about half the distance between Earth and the Moon.

It has a diameter of 17-38 meters and was discovered by the Virtual Telescope Project. Its speed is expected to reach 28,000 miles per hour.

Astronomers assure that the asteroid will pass at a safe distance and does not pose a risk. The approach is expected at 15:56.

You can watch the asteroid's trajectory live via the Virtual Telescope Project.

NASA also announced that the asteroid 2024-YR4 has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, but this probability has significantly decreased.