SCIENCE

Asteroid 2025 DV5, measuring 91 feet in diameter, will fly past Earth on March 1, 2025, at 1:44 AM IST.

By Aniket Chakraborty

Mar 1, 2025

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2025 DV5 is traveling at an incredible speed of 84,633 km/h but will remain a safe 6.2 million kilometers from Earth.

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Despite its impressive size and velocity, NASA confirms 2025 DV5 poses no danger as it doesn't meet the "Potentially Hazardous" criteria.

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Another asteroid, 2009 DE1, measuring 150 feet across, will make its closest approach on February 26, 2025, at 6:44 PM IST.

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2009 DE1 is an Apollo-class asteroid moving at 65,861 km/h and will pass at a distance of 2.51 million kilometers from Earth.

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If an asteroid of similar size were to impact Earth, it could release energy equivalent to multiple nuclear explosions.

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The Tunguska event of 1908 demonstrates the regional devastation possible when similar-sized objects enter Earth's atmosphere.

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NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies continuously monitors thousands of space rocks to assess potential risks.

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Advanced tracking systems from observatories like Pan-STARRS and the Catalina Sky Survey help predict asteroid movements.

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NASA's upcoming NEO Surveyor mission aims to enhance early detection capabilities for potentially hazardous near-Earth objects.

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