Bus-Sized Asteroid Zooms Past Earth—Next Stop 2125
Bus-Sized Asteroid Zooms Past Earth—Next Stop 2125
US · Published Sep 3, 2025
A bus-sized asteroid, 2025 QV5, passed Earth on September 3 at a safe distance of 500,000 miles.
NASA will study the asteroid using radar to learn more about its size, shape, and orbit.
The asteroid poses no threat to Earth, with future flybys in 2026 and 2027 occurring much farther away.
Bus-sized asteroid's close Earth approach
A bus-sized asteroid, designated 2025 QV5, made a close approach to Earth on September 3, passing at a distance of approximately 500,000 miles, which is about twice the distance between the Earth and the Moon. This celestial event provided a unique opportunity for scientists to study near-Earth objects and refine our understanding of asteroid trajectories.
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