House Sized Asteroid Zooms By Earth In Close Flyby
The asteroid, called 2022 FB2, is about 49 feet (15 meters) in diameter and will approach a distance of 93,400 miles (150,000 kilometers) when it approaches our planet, according to a NASA map of asteroid flights. For comparison, the average distance between the Earth and the Moon is about 239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers). Astronomers first spotted 2022 FB2 on Saturday (March 26th), according to a NASA database. This NASA graphic shows the orbit of the 2022 FB2 asteroid as it flew 93,000 miles from Earth on March 28, 2022....