Coming close: Asteroid 2024 MK will sweep past Earth inside moon’s orbit
In a rare stroke of celestial coincidence, two lumpy asteroids – one that could destroy a city, the other big enough to wipe out the planet – are zooming by Earth, close enough to excite observers but posing zero risk of hitting us.
Asteroids in our neighborhood always ignite interest, but these two are special because of their timing, size and orbits.
