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Four plane-sized asteroids approaching Earth this weekend

Por: Newsweek Tech June 02, 2023

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Several enormous asteroids are set to soar past the Earth between Friday and Sunday, each as large as an airplane.According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), one of these four asteroids—named 2023 KS2—is due to fly by on June 2, while the other three—2023 HO18, 2023 JR2 and 2023 JE5—are set to pass two days later.Another smaller asteroid named 2023 KZ2, around the size of a house, is also forecast to skim past the Earth on... + full article



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