What are asteroids and why do they come so frighteningly close to Earth? NASA tells us - HT Tech

As the largest asteroid of 2022 flew past the Earth on May 27th, the question arises: what are asteroids, how are they formed and why do so many of them approach so frightfully close to our planet? NALast week, we witnessed the largest asteroid of the year 2022 make its way very near Earth and then fly past. The Earth is approached by an asteroid almost every other week. In fact, there are around?