The Asteroid News
Independent, science-based reporting on near-Earth asteroids, close approaches, and planetary defense — without hype.
NEO Close Approaches and Firebells
- Latest Five Fireballs
- NEO Close Approaches —(+/- 7 days)
- NEO Close Approaches —(+/- 30 days) < 1.0 LD --The Asteroid News
- NEO Close Approaches —(+/- 30 days) < 5.0 LD --The Asteroid News
- 100 Closest NEO Approaches for 2025
- 100 Closest NEO Approaches for 2026
- 100 Closest NEO Approaches of all times.
- NEO Close Approaches — for 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4)
- NEO Close Approaches (more lists)
Our Reports
- JWST Schedules Observation of 2024 YR4 – Feb 18, 2026
- 242708 (2005 UK1): Earth Close Approach — 12 January 2026
- The Asteroid 2020 NK1 Has Been Removed From Sentry: Earth Impact Monitoring
- 2018 VP1 Information Sheet
- A Foofaraw Over a NEO Designated 2018 VP1
- What is Up With Asteroid 2018 SV13?
- How to Create an Asteroid Impact Risk Corridor Using Find_Orb
Image edited by The Asteroid News. Original public domain image via Donald Davis.
References Resources
- Approximate Asteroid Diameters by Absolute Magnitude and Albedo
- Asteroids Discovered Before Atmospheric Entry
- If the Earth Were the Size of a Basketball
- Scale Model of the Solar System (Earth = Basketball)
- Useful Links — curated resources for NEO monitoring, impact risk, observation follow-up, tools, and education.
Recent Posts
- The Asteroid News - New Names of Minor Planets (number asteroids) published by the IAU on 2026 February 23
- The Asteroid News - New Names of Minor Planets (number asteroids) published on 2024 June 10
- The Asteroid News - New Names of Minor Planets (number asteroids) published on 2024 July 1
- The Asteroid 2020 QG Sets a New Record Closest "Known" Flyby that Didn’t Hit Our Planet.
- The Asteroid 2011 ES4 Has Entered Our Blogosphere
- The Asteroid 2018 VP1 Lights Up Social Media
- The Asteroid 2011 ES4 Passed Beyond The Moon on September 2, 2020
- The Asteroid 2020 SW to Flyby Within an “Astronomical” Yard on September 24, 2020
- Finding a Risk Corridor For the Asteroid 2020 VV