Asteroid 2012 JU, the size of a school bus, passed relatively close to Earth on Sunday. The 12-meter stone traveled a distance of about 190 kilometers, which is about half the distance of the Moon from the Earth.
Astronomers claim that the Earth was never in danger.
This year, several asteroids have already passed at a distance smaller than the one at which the Moon is located. Such a trend will continue in May, as at least two more asteroids will pass close to the Earth, Index.hr writes.
NASA is currently monitoring more than 8,900 near-Earth asteroids and looking for those that could pose a threat to Earth.
Asteroids will fly close to Earth again on May 19 and 30.
The 43-meter-long asteroid, 2010 KK37, will fly by the Earth on May 19 at a distance of 880 kilometers, while on May 30, the 170-meter-long asteroid, 2001 CQ36, will fly by at a distance of more than 3,8 million kilometers.
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