An asteroid no bigger than a school bus whizzed past Earth at 18,000 miles per hour on Sept. 7, ... it just looks like a tiny white dot moving across the background stars.

This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know. Space agencies have systems in place to spot, ... while the stars appear to move in the background. ESO.

The asteroid poses no threat to our planet and will make a safe flyby at 2:26 p.m. EDT (18:26 GMT) at six times the equivalent distance to the moon. You may like ...