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Newly discovered asteroid will make a close, but safe, encounter with Earth

A newly discovered asteroid will make a close encounter with Earth on Monday. Calculations show it will be significantly closer than the distance between Earth and the moon.
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Water on near-Earth asteroids can make spaceflight cheaper

“There was and is a lot more water in near-Earth space than we thought.”

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

On May 18, an asteroid about the size of Chicago’s Cloud Gate will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon.

Possible city-killer asteroid hurtles by Earth — and it’s among closest one has ever been ‘without hitting’: scientist

The newly discovered space rock is said to make a close call early next week, flying by Earth, but rather than panic, scientists say this could be a great chance to study the event up close.