A total of 4 Apollo asteroids will be zipping by Earth, each possessing varying sizes and distance from the planet's surface.
The object could be a long-lost rocket booster from the 1960s and not an asteroid.
There is said to be no chance that the small asteroid will hit the Earth but, it may give sky watchers something to look forward to this week.
Humanity's first planetary defense mission will test the ability of a spacecraft to change the course of an asteroid.
Amateur astronomer, Leonardo Scanferla Amaral discovered the Sept. 10 asteroid that safely flew past the Earth some 40 million kilometers away.
Asteroids 2020 QG5 and 2011 ES4 are set to safely pass the Earth this week
The two middle schoolers have also previously received accolades for spotting the Tesla that was launched in 2018.
Later this month will be the best time of the year to spot the blue giant, Neptune.
NASA says asteroid 2018VP1 poses 'no threat' to the planet.
The ESA has detected a new asteroid that has a chance of hitting Earth in 2029.
NASA detected two Earth-crossing asteroids that are currently flying toward Earth's vicinity. 2020 QC and 2020 PS are expected to zip past Earth on Tuesday.
NASA has spotted an approaching near-Earth object that will intersect the planet's orbit on Monday.
The ESA has detected a new massive asteroid that has a chance of hitting the planet and causing a major impact event in 2029.
NASA is monitoring an approaching asteroid that has an Earth-crossing orbit.
NASA detected an approaching asteroid that will intersect Earth's orbit on Wednesday.
NASA has detected a building-sized asteroid that's moving closer to Earth. 2020 PC will fly past Earth at a safe distance of 734,000 miles on Monday.
The European Space Agency added a new asteroid to its Risk List, which means it has a chance of colliding with Earth in the future.
NASA is monitoring a massive asteroid that's expected to intersect Earth's orbit on Saturday.
NASA detected two Earth-crossing asteroids that are currently flying toward Earth. First observed on July 22 and 23, respectively, 2020 OA6 and 2020 OG3 will zoom past the planet on Tuesday.
NASA detected a small asteroid that's expected to fly past Earth at a distance of 1.8 million miles on Monday.
The ESA's Risk List features two new asteroids that may hit Earth in the future. Asteroids 2020 OX4 and 2020 OR4 have a slim chance of colliding with the planet in 2088 and 2093, respectively.
NASA has detected four asteroids with Earth-intersecting orbits that are currently flying closer to Earth.
