Asteroide 2023

The near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass within 107500 miles (173000 kilometers) of Earth today (March 25), and you can watch the flyby live online.

Follow him on Twitter [@michaeldwall](https://twitter.com/michaeldwall) (opens in new tab). Follow us [@Spacedotcom](https://twitter.com/spacedotcom) (opens in new tab), or on [need a telescope](https://www.livescience.com/skyscraper-size-asteroid-will-get-closer-to-earth-than-the-moon-on-saturday) (opens in new tab) to see 2023 DZ2 firsthand. You can watch it live in the window above, or [directly via the Virtual Telescope Project](https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/) (opens in new tab). [asteroid](https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html), known as 2023 DZ2, is thought to be 140 to 310 feet (40 to 95 meters) wide. [another Tuesday tweet](https://twitter.com/AsteroidWatch/status/1638199891796062208) (opens in new tab). Though today's encounter is a close shave astronomically speaking, there's no chance that 2023 DZ2 will hit Earth on this pass. That's less than half the distance between Earth and [the moon](https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html). The newfound space rock orbits the sun once every 3.16 Earth years. [said via Twitter on Tuesday (March 21)](https://twitter.com/AsteroidWatch/status/1638199889690521600) (opens in new tab). [according to EarthSky.org](https://earthsky.org/space/200-ft-asteroid-2023-dz2-will-pass-by-earth-closer-than-the-moon/) (opens in new tab). EDT (1930 GMT), it will zoom within 107,500 miles (173,000 kilometers) of our planet, according to astronomer Gianluca Masi, who runs the Virtual Telescope Project.

Astronomers announced that the asteroid 2023 DZ2 will safely fly past the earth on Saturday, March 25. Will the heavenly body be visible to the naked eye?

While 2023 DZ2 will not crash into the planet, it will approach close enough to be observed. Astronomers will be able to study the space rock during its close encounter with the Earth. Astronomers announced that the asteroid 2023 DZ2 will safely fly past the Earth on Saturday, March 25.

An airplane-sized asteroid is set to pass between the Earth and the Moon on Saturday afternoon at about 3:51 p.m. EST.

This achievement marked humanity’s first time purposely changing the motion of an asteroid through deflection technology. They discovered that the Earth has been hit by more asteroids than previous scientists had found. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1564038071997300740). [said](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/elon-musk-spacex-exploring-mars-planets-space-science). [asteroid](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/space) is set to pass between the Earth and the [Moon](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/moon) on Saturday afternoon at about 3:51 p.m. [city killer](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/disaster)."

PARIS: A large asteroid would have safely zoomed between Earth and the moon on Saturday, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise ...

But he added that more data was needed to determine the asteroid's composition. The moon is roughly 385,000 kilometers away. The asteroid will pass 175,000 kilometers (109,000 miles) from Earth at a speed of 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,400 miles per hour).

In the coming days, Earth is expected to encounter five dangerous asteroids of varying sizes. One of them is a colossal 170-foot asteroid. Should you worry?

The object, named 2023 DZ2, was discovered a month ago. On Saturday, it will pass within 515,000km of the moon, before flying by Earth hours later.

It is rare for such a huge asteroid - estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter - to come so close to the planet. According to Nasa, it's an important opportunity for astronomers to increase their knowledge of asteroids, in the event that a dangerous object were discovered with the potential to hit Earth. An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon this weekend - luckily for us, missing both.

An asteroid big enough to destroy a city is scheduled to zoom between earth and the moon, but astronomers assure there is no threat of collision.

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Despite the asteroid's close approach, it did not cause any damage to Earth. Instead, the event provided an opportunity for scientists and astronomers to study ...

Instead, the event provided an important opportunity for scientists and astronomers to study the asteroid and increase their knowledge of asteroids. While the DART was successful in diverting the asteroid, it was not designed to destroy it. This allowed scientists and astronomers to collect valuable data about the asteroid and its characteristics.