A boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA was discovered Saturday morning, June 2, and was determined to be on a collision course with Earth, with impact just hours away. Because it was very faint, the asteroid was estimated to be only about 6 feet (2 meters) across, which is small enough that it was expected to safely disintegrate in Earth’s atmosphere. Saturday’s asteroid was first discovered by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey, located near Tucson and operated by the University of Arizona…
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Close Call: Tiny Asteroid Discovered by NASA on Saturday Disintegrates Only Hours Later Over Southern Africa (Video)
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Lucky Miss for Earth (and the Establishment). Previously Unknown Football Field Sized Asteroid Misses Earth by Half Lunar Distance!
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With very little warning, a relatively large asteroid appeared and flew through the Earth-Moon system on April 15th only 192,200 km (half the distance between the moon and earth – 0.5 LD) from our planet. 2018 GE3 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey approaching Earth on April 14th.
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