These asteroids are named after the humongous 1862 Apollo asteroid, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. One more thing! We are now on WhatsApp Channels! Follow us there so ...

However, Apollo asteroids are a class of objects (named for asteroid 1862 Apollo), which have an orbit that is larger than Earth’s orbit around the Sun and their path crosses Earth’s path.

NASA has issued an alert about the approach of an asteroid named 2024 JY1, comparable in size to a commercial airplane, traveling at a speed of 37,070 kilometers per hour. The asteroid measures ...