Tag: 2025 TF
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Close shave: 9.8-foot asteroid 2025 TF narrowly misses Earth, spotted hours later
Asteroid 2025 TF: a very small visitor with a timed surprise Astronomers confirmed a surprising close encounter with a tiny asteroid known as 2025 TF. Although it registered no threat to Earth, the event drew attention to how many small space rocks zip past our planet every year without immediate notice. ESA researchers categorized the…
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Sneaky Asteroid 2025 TF Flew Past Antarctica Closer Than a Satellite
Overview: A Tiny Visitor Whizzes Past Earth In a surprising cosmic near-mance, a small asteroid—roughly the size of a giraffe—passed just 265 miles (428 kilometers) above the surface of Earth, sailing over Antarctica. The event occurred at 8:47 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the asteroid later officially designated 2025 TF by scientists. New…
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Sneaky Asteroid Slides Past Antarctica Undetected for Hours
Overview: A Tiny Visitor, A Close Shave A small asteroid, officially named 2025 TF, streaked past Earth at an altitude of roughly 265 miles (428 kilometers) above the icy expanse of Antarctica. The pass occurred at 8:47 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30 (04:47 GMT on Oct. 1). Despite its relatively modest size—estimates place it…