Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth

Newly discovered asteroid will make a close, but safe, encounter with Earth

The NASA logo is displayed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on October 15, 2025 in La Canada Flintridge, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A newly discovered asteroid will pass within about 56,000 miles of Earth on Monday, significantly closer than the distance between Earth and the moon. There is no need to worry or cancel any plans, however. Current calculations show no evidence that the object will hit Earth. The asteroid …

NASA confirms School bus-sized asteroid 2026 JH2 to pass very close to Earth

Science News: A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid known as 2026 JH2 is set to make an unusually close flyby of Earth on May 18, according to orbital data tracked.

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth

Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers a rare and dramatic close flyby.

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About To Have A Very Close Encounter With Earth, At A Distance Of Just 0.00064 AU

Discovered a few days ago, the asteroid will soon be visible in the sky, reaching magnitude 11.5 on its very close approach to the Earth.

Asteroid 2026 JH2 to fly past Earth at 0.24 lunar distances

Asteroid 2026 JH2 is expected to pass Earth at a distance of 0.237 LD (0.00061 AU / 91 300 km / 56 700 miles) from the center of our planet at 21:23 UTC on May…