A Close Call: V-Type Asteroid by Jules Stowe

Goldstone Observation witnessed the passing of an asteroid, orbiting only 3.76 lunar distances away from Earth. It was classified as a "near-Earth object" and was officially considered to be potentially hazardous, being noted as one of the closest accounts of an asteroid approach ever recorded. 

Asteroids were initially thought to be a result of Jupiter's gravity flinging Dwarf planets towards and around each other throughout space; however, through the development and evolution of technology, it has become clear that the Asteroid belt is additional debris from other planets as well as extraneous space trash. 

Sources:

 ushttps://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/2017VR12/2017VR12_planning.2018.html

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130214-biggest-asteroid-impacts-meteorites-space-2012da14/