An asteroid is set to flyby dangerously close to Earth today, NASA has warned. The asteroid, named 2024 MT-1, is hurtling towards Earth at a speed of more than 40,000 miles per hour.

Asteroid 2024 MT-1 makes extremely close approach to Earth

A NASA satellite that will search for potentially deadly asteroids and comets heading towards Earth has taken a significant step closer to launch. NASA officials announced on June 11 that the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor satellite telescope has been allowed to go onto "preliminary design," the next phase of development on the way to a planned launch in 2026.

NEO Surveyor: Space telescope to detect potentially dangerous asteroids heading for Earth

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