A near-Earth object is one whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth and it is in the universe.
The Aten asteroids are a group of asteroids , whose orbit brings them into proximity with Earth . Earth ( from Eorðe [ Γαῖα , Gaia ] Terra ) , otherwise known as the World or the Globe , is the third planet from the Sun and the only object in the Universe known to harbor life . A near-Earth object ( NEO ) is any small Solar System body whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth .