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Newly discovered asteroid to pass closer to Earth than moon

Newly discovered asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon on Monday

A newly discovered asteroid estimated to be about 62 feet wide will zoom near Earth on Monday, though it is not expected to pose a threat to the planet.

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WATCH LIVE: Bus-sized asteroid to miss Earth on a Monday flyby, but not by much

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Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth on Monday

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See Boeing 737-Sized Asteroid Pass Much Closer Than The Moon Tonight

A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid known as 2026 JH2 will make a very close pass by Earth on Monday, May 18, though scientists stress there is no danger of an impact.

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Bus-size asteroid to skim past Earth at quarter of moon’s distance

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An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth

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Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY

The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes in Italy, weather permitting.

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Asteroid 2026 JH2 skimmed past Earth closer than some communications satellites last night — astronomers spotted it only 8 days before approach

A small asteroid roughly the size of a house slipped past Earth on the night of May 18, 2026, passing closer than the Moon and threading through a region of space occupied by some of the satellites that keep GPS systems and communications networks running.

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Is Earth's constant companion a stray asteroid or a chunk of the moon?

Earth has a group of cosmic stalkers. Known as "co-orbitals," these small bits of rock have a 1:1 mean motion resonance with Earth. Basically, they take the exact same amount of time to orbit the sun as we do.