Asteroid collision? Four asteroids approaching toward Earth, one dangerously close
New Delhi: Four asteroids, 2025 CM, 2025 CA1, 2025 CQ, and 2025 CC, among a new group of near-Earth objects (NEOs) recently detected, have caught the attention of scientists. One asteroid will make a near approach that astronomers consider notable.
Scientists discovered the four asteroids in early February and classified them as Aten and Apollo types because these groups exhibit Earth-crossing orbits. The approaching space rocks require sustained observation even though they do not currently present any threat to Earth’s safety.
The asteroid 2025 CM operates within an eccentric orbit of an Aten-type asteroid with a semi-major axis extending up to 0.87 AU. This asteroid........
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