asteroid day

This week, two significant asteroids, including the newly discovered asteroid 2024 MK, passed safely by Earth in a coincidence that coincides with Asteroid Day. Credit: ESA – P.Carril.

Two large asteroids passed by the Earth only 42 hours apart (one of them was discovered a week ago and will pass today)

The asteroids that are about 2 km in diameter passed one on July 27 and one today, July 29 passed at a safe distance. One of them was discovered only a week ago, which turns on a red light