October 20, 2024 - A house-sized asteroid known as 2024 SH1 made a safe close pass by Earth today. The asteroid, approximately 48 feet (14.6 meters) across, traveled at a speed of 2.67 kilometers per second, passing Earth at a distance of about 1,520,000 miles (2,450,000 kilometers).
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) closely monitored the asteroid using advanced tracking systems, ensuring that 2024 SH1 posed no threat to our planet. The successful observation of this near-Earth object provided valuable data to improve predictive models for future asteroid encounters.
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Asteroids like 2024 SH1, remnants from the early solar system, offer scientists crucial insights into the formation and evolution of our cosmic neighborhood. Although 2024 SH1 did not pose any danger, NASA continues to track potentially hazardous asteroids to safeguard Earth.