Asteroid 2020 QG s Earth flyby was the closest-known yet - Orbit animation

Asteroid 2020 QG flew about 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) from Earth on Aug. 16, 2020. Tony Dunn from orbitsimulator.com called it the "closest-known flyby that didn t hit our planet," in a tweet. (https://twitter.com/tony873004/status/1295390969613840386?s=20) Credit: Space.com / orbit animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech / produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)