The large near-Earth asteroid Florence, roughly 3 miles wide, made its closest recorded approach to Earth in over a century, visible to amateur telescopes.

North Korea launched its most powerful ICBM yet, the Hwasong-15, reaching an altitude capable of striking anywhere in the continental United States.

The FCC voted 3-2 to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules, ending requirements that internet providers treat all web traffic equally.