#shorts #solarsystem #astronomy A truck-sized asteroid named Asteroid 2023 BU had a near miss with planet Earth, passing at a very close distance of about 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) on January 27, 2023. This is about 1 percent the distance between Earth and our Moon and closer than many ...

‘A watershed moment for planetary defense and … humanity’ — NASA administrator Bill Nelson confirms DART successfully knocked an asteroid off course. » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: ...