Blue-whale-sized asteroid to skim Earth via May livestream
TL;DR
A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid, 2026 JH2, estimated at 16–35 meters, will pass Earth on May 18 at about 91,000 km (roughly 0.23 lunar distances). The Virtual Telescope Project will stream the close approach live on YouTube starting at 3:45 p.m. EDT, weather permitting; the flyby poses no threat to Earth.
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