5 asteroids passing by Earth this week, 3 the size of planes, NASA says
Five asteroids will fly past Earth beginning Wednesday, but aren't expected to threaten the plane t, NASA said. Five asteroids will fly past Earth beginning Wednesday, but aren't expected to threaten the plane t, NASA said. Between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, one asteroid the size of a house, three the size of a plane and one asteroid the size of a bus will make way near Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard. The asteroid named JA5 will fly within 3.17 million miles from Earth on Wednesday, NASA said. JA5, the house-sized asteroid first discovered in 2021 is approximately 59 feet. MORE: Mark Meadows, all remaining defendants plead not guilty in Georgia election case On Sept. 8, two asteroids, QC5 and GE, will whiz within 2.53 million and 3.56 million miles, respectively, of the planet. QC5 is around 84 feet and the size of a plane and was discovered this year, while GE is the size of a bus at 26 feet and was detected in 2022, according to NASA Asteroid Watch da...