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Wiredtechnology59 days ago
Small 20-Meter Asteroid 2026 JH2 to Pass Safely by Earth on May 18 at 57,000 Miles
The 66-foot asteroid, comparable in size to Chicago's Cloud Gate sculpture, will make the closest approach of any tracked near-Earth object over the next few months. It will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon. Enthusiasts can observe the event with a telescope or via a…
New York Posttechnology60 days ago
Asteroid 2026 JH2 to Pass Within 56,000 Miles of Earth on May 18
The newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will pass about 56,000 miles from Earth on May 18, roughly one quarter of the distance to the moon. Astronomers described the flyby as one of the closest recorded without impact. Scientists plan to observe the object, estimated at 52 to 115…