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A City-Killer Asteroid Just Passed Shockingly Close to Earth, and Scientists Barely Saw It Coming
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A City-Killer Asteroid Just Passed Shockingly Close to Earth, and Scientists Barely Saw It Coming

  • A bus-sized asteroid, 2026 JH2, passed within 56,000 miles of Earth, about a quarter of the Moon's distance.
  • Scientists said there was no chance of impact, but warnings arrived only days before approach.
  • Observatories in Arizona, Kansas, and New Mexico detected the asteroid days before it passed by Earth.
  • Experts compare JH2 to the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor in size and potential impact risk.
  • NASA’s overall message notes that space rocks pass through our neighborhood regularly, with varying warning times.
  • Researchers noted that the 2026 JH2 event is not considered rare in the context of near-Earth object flybys this year.
  • Experts say a city-killer could be diverted with deflection technology if detected in time.
  • The event prompted reflection on whether we have enough runway to act if trajectories were different.
  • The report notes 73 known asteroids will pass within one lunar distance of Earth in 2026.
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2026 KB very close encounter: an image - 17 May 2026. - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2026 KB very close encounter: an image - 17 May 2026. - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

  • The near-Earth asteroid 2026 KB will pass about 231,000 km from Earth on 18 May 2026, posing no risk.
  • The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 captured a 120-second exposure image of 2026 KB showing the asteroid as a faint dot.
  • At capture time, 2026 KB was about 700,000 km away and approaching Earth safely.
  • The asteroid is estimated to be 10–22 meters in size and will have its minimum distance on 18 May 2026.
  • The project emphasizes there are no risks to our planet from this asteroid.
  • The article invites readers to explore more near-Earth asteroid coverage and related features on the site.
  • The image and article appear on The Virtual Telescope Project's Solar System page as part of a broader update.
  • The feature notes the image was captured with a robotic unit named Elena at the Virtual Telescope Project.
  • The post includes a standard section asking for support and donations to the project.
  • The site includes a cookie policy notification and reader privacy details.
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