2014 JO25
The Apollonian asteroid 2014 JO25 is an oddly shaped space rock that rotates once about every 4.5 hours. It was observed up close in April 2017 by the since-destroyed Arecibo Observatory, when the object was just over a million miles from Earth, the closest it’ll be for four centuries. The observations offer a unique perspective to what life is like for a space rock: Seemingly statuesque in still imagery, these objects are actually hurtling through space at breakneck speeds, rotating all the while.
