A bus-sized asteroid named 2024 UQ1, measuring about 32 feet across, is set to pass Earth on October 28 at a distance of approximately 148,000 miles, closer than the Moon’s average distance of 238,900 miles.

While this may seem far, it’s considered close in astronomical terms. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory notes that asteroids like 2024 UQ1 are remnants from the early solar system, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

In addition to 2024 UQ1, four other larger asteroids will also pass Earth in the coming days, but none will come as close.

All these objects are classified as Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), with over 30,000 recognized in the solar system.

While some NEOs, like the larger asteroid 2020 WG, are categorized as potentially hazardous (PHAs), none of the upcoming asteroids pose a collision threat to Earth, Newsweek has reported.

Nonetheless, an impact from a PHA could have catastrophic consequences for civilization.

Written by B.C. Begley