Tag: NEO tracking


  • NASA Monitors Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth: What We Know

    NASA Monitors Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth: What We Know

    Overview: NASA-JPL Tracking Multiple Near-Earth Objects NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) monitors thousands of near-Earth objects (NEOs) to assess any potential impact risk. In today’s briefing, JPL reported several small asteroids passing near Earth, described as aeroplane-sized or smaller. Although these objects approach within astronomical distances, they pose no danger to the planet based on…