Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join us LIVE as asteroid 2026JH2 makes an incredibly close flyby of Earth.

Discovered on May 10, 2026, this Apollo-class asteroid — estimated to be about the size of one to two school buses — will pass within just 91,593 km (56,913 miles) of Earth, or roughly 24% of the distance to the Moon.

Asteroid 2026JH2 poses no threat to Earth, but close flybys like this are special opportunity to watch near-Earth objects in action.

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