1. AT&T and Verizon are delaying their 5G service rollout near some airports after airlines expressed concerns about flight disruptions.
2. A Chinese woman was stuck quarantining with her blind date for days after his city went on COVID-19 lockdown during their dinner together.
3. A massive kilometer-wide asteroid flew right by Earth today.
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In a moment like something out of Don't Look Up, a huge asteroid passed by Earth at almost 50,000 miles per hour. The object got within 1.2 million miles of our planet. According to NASA projections, an asteroid probably won't get that close again for another two centuries.
Later this year, NASA will test out the DART Mission, which aims to redirect asteroids and other space objects that could get close to Earth.
4. A volcano erupted in Tonga, triggering tsunami warnings across the West Coast.
Tonga's Hunga Tonga volcano just had one of the most violent volcano eruptions ever captured on satellite.
On Jan. 14, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai underwater volcano erupted, leaving behind a violent trail of smoke and ash and causing massive shock waves to ripple throughout international waters.
After the eruption, there were high tides across Hawaii's coast and North American beaches, as well as some minor flooding. So far, Tonga has reported three fatalities as a result of the volcano.
5. Maya Angelou became the first Black American woman to be featured on the US quarter.
The Maya Angelou quarter is now available:
As part of the new American Women Quarters Program, the US Mint started producing a new quarter featuring poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, next to a rising sun and a flying bird — notable imagery from her poetry.
The program is set to honor other strong women in US history like Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American film star in history.