Asteroid flies by Earth closer than Moon hrs after detection
Few hours after being detected on April 14, an asteroid swept past the Earth at a speed of 106,497 kmph at about half the distance from the Moon, astronomers have revealed. Asteroid 2018 GE3, with an estimated diameter of up to 110 metres, made the closest approach of 192,317 km, whereas Earth's average distance to the Moon is 384,400 km.