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An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth
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An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth
An asteroid roughly the size of one to two school buses will fly by Earth Monday, coming as close as 91,593 kilometers (56,913 miles), according to the European Space Agency — equivalent to about one quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. Astronomers at the Mount Lemmon Survey in Tucson, Arizona.
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. The asteroid, officially known as 2026 JH2, will come within about 57,000 miles of Earth, according to the European Space Agency — a distance much closer than that of.