ROOT / SPACE // NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS
// Space · decoded · deep-research pass
Near-Earth Asteroids, decoded.
The rocks with our name on them, tracked live by CNEOS.
LIVE · feed-ready◊ confidence: Medium
// the signal · what the data says
NASA CNEOS tracks ~35,000 near-Earth asteroids. Apophis makes a headline-grade pass inside geostationary orbit on 13 April 2029. DART (2022) proved kinetic deflection works. Size, miss distance and warning time are the metrics that matter for planetary defense.
// comparison · every entry, benchmarked & annotated
| Name | Maker | Size (m) | Miss dist (LD) | Velocity (km/s) | Date |
|---|
| Apophis | Asteroid | 340 | 0.1 | 7 | 2029 |
| ◊ Passes inside GEO, 13 Apr 2029 |
| Bennu | Asteroid | 490 | 50 | 6 | 2135 |
| ◊ OSIRIS-REx sampled, small 2182 risk |
| Didymos/Dimorphos | Asteroid | 780 | 20 | 6 | 2062 |
| ◊ DART deflection target (2022) |
| 2024 YR4 | Asteroid | 55 | 0.5 | 13 | 2032 |
| ◊ Briefly high-probability, downgraded |
| 2023 DW | Asteroid | 50 | 4 | 25 | 2046 |
| ◊ Monitored NEO |
// leaderboard · Size (m)
01Didymos/Dimorphos780
02Bennu490
03Apophis340
042024 YR455
052023 DW50
// sources & where to verify
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◊ Deep-research pass, mid-2026. Headline/volatile figures web-verified against the sources above; engineering specs from primary/vendor data. Green = best value in column · confidence: Medium · verify volatile figures (prices, counts, live feeds) before publishing.