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School Bus-Sized Asteroid Passes Earth Safely at Quarter Moon Distance

Asteroid 2026JH2, estimated to be the size of a school bus, has safely passed Earth today, coming within a quarter of the distance to the Moon and posing no threat. Gulf News also reports on this close approach.

18 May, 13:05 — 18 May, 13:05
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Bus-size asteroid to skim past Earth at quarter of moon’s distance - Gulf News

Bus-size asteroid to skim past Earth at quarter of moon’s distance  Gulf News

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First report: gulf-news · 18 May, 13:05Full coverage: 2 · 16mWindow: 16m
gulf-news18 May, 13:05First to report

Bus-size asteroid to skim past Earth at quarter of moon’s distance - Gulf News

index-hr18 May, 13:22Latest update

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