Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 flying close to Earth's orbit Monday

Name: Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 flying close to Earth's orbit Monday
Uploaded: 2026-05-16T17:10:24Z
Duration: 5 min 29 s
Description: Asteroid 2026 JH2 was recently discovered by scientists and it's making an extremely close approach to Earth on Monday, May 18. The asteroid will pass just 56,000 miles from Earth, that's about a quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. To talk more about it is RIchard Binzel, professor of planetary science at Massachusetts Institute of Technolology.

FWX · May 16, 2026 · 5m 29s

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Asteroid 2026 JH2 was recently discovered by scientists and it's making an extremely close approach to Earth on Monday, May 18. The asteroid will pass just 56,000 miles from Earth, that's about a quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. To talk more about it is RIchard Binzel, professor of planetary science at Massachusetts Institute of Technolology.