An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth ...

If 2024 MK, with a diameter of 500 to 800 feet, were to hit rather than pass by Earth on Saturday, it wouldn’t be the end of the world — at least, not quite.

Though it’s much smaller than its companion, at 400 to 850 feet long, 2024 MK will come much closer to Earth. It’ll pass between us and the moon at a distance of about 180,200 miles. The moon ...

In this artistic rendering, two asteroids fly past Earth. An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth Saturday June 29, 2024. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it.

Near miss, in this case, is a relative term: Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 MK, will come within 180,000 miles of Earth. On Thursday, meanwhile, asteroid 2011 UL21 flew within 4 million miles.