An asteroid about the size of a van safely approached Earth on May 02, 2025.
This asteroid measures approximately 8.0 meters (26.2 feet), similar in size to a delivery van.
There was no risk of collision with Earth during this approach on May 02, 2025.
Objects of this size typically explode as airbursts, sometimes producing sonic booms but little ground damage.
The 2008 TC3 asteroid, about 8 meters across, burned up harmlessly over Sudan in 2008.
Apophis will pass extremely close in 2029.
Near-Earth asteroids are remnants from the solar system's formation, and NASA tracks over 35,000 of them.
Flybys like this offer valuable opportunities to test early warning systems.