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Massive Asteroid to Zoom Past Earth, No Threat

9/19/2025

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Asteroid 2025 FA22, nearly the size of a New York skyscraper, will pass Earth on September 18 at 3:40 AM ET, traveling over 24,000 mph.
Measuring between 427 and 951 feet, it poses no immediate threat, according to NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The asteroid will return for close passes in 2089 and 2173.
If it collided with Earth, it could devastate a major city.
ESA will livestream the flyby and use it to practice for future asteroid threats.

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Asteroid 2025 FA22, nearly the size of a New York skyscraper, will pass Earth on September 18 at 3:40 AM ET, traveling over 24,000 mph.
Measuring between 427 and 951 feet, it poses no immediate threat, according to NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The asteroid will return for close passes in 2089 and 2173.
If it collided with Earth, it could devastate a major city.
ESA will livestream the flyby and use it to practice for future asteroid threats.