Skyscraper-sized asteroids exploring the Earth at Night: closer than the Moon, once in a decade

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of clues from track people! CTOnews.com, March 26 (Xinhua)-- an asteroid the size of a skyscraper brushed past Earth in the early hours of March 26, Beijing time, and was less than half the distance from the moon to Earth.

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the asteroid, called 2023 DZ2, is only 161000 kilometers away, less than half the distance from the moon to Earth.

The asteroid poses no threat to Earth and provides a rare opportunity for scientists and astronomical enthusiasts to observe because of its short distance. According to CTOnews.com, its diameter is between 40 and 90 meters, and it can be seen with binoculars and small telescopes that such a large asteroid "happens once in a decade".

The BBC reported that the asteroid will visit Earth again in 2026 and will not pose a danger.