Asteroid 2025 October. Illustration by eddie irizarry using. The atlas survey discovered a small asteroid shortly before it hit earth’s atmosphere over the pacific ocean on october 22, 2025.
Scientists have discovered a small asteroid, 2025 pt5, which was recently pulled closer to earth’s orbit by gravity, sparking interest from nasa for further tracking. The hera mission, launching in october, will head to asteroid dimorphos, which nasa hit with its double asteroid redirection test (dart) mission.