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Asteroid 2025 FA22 to Flyby Earth, Livestream Event Planned

9/16/2025

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Asteroid 2025 FA22 will approach Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance of 520,000 miles.
Discovered in March 2025, it was initially flagged as a potential threat for 2089 but has since been cleared of imminent collision risk.
The asteroid will be visible via a free livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project on September 17.
It will have close approaches again in 2089 and 2173, with the latter at 200,000 miles.
The International Asteroid Warning Network will conduct a mock test to practice emergency protocols during the flyby.

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Asteroid 2025 FA22 will approach Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance of 520,000 miles.
Discovered in March 2025, it was initially flagged as a potential threat for 2089 but has since been cleared of imminent collision risk.
The asteroid will be visible via a free livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project on September 17.
It will have close approaches again in 2089 and 2173, with the latter at 200,000 miles.
The International Asteroid Warning Network will conduct a mock test to practice emergency protocols during the flyby.