Summary
NASA is keeping an eye on an asteroid called 2026 FB4, about the size of a bus, as it nears Earth. The asteroid will fly by at a distance of 404,000 miles. Several other asteroids will pass close to Earth later this week.
Key Facts
- The asteroid 2026 FB4 is about 29 feet wide.
- It will come closest to Earth on March 26, traveling at about 23,197 miles per hour.
- The closest distance to Earth will be 404,000 miles, which is considered safe.
- A second asteroid, 2026 FB3, about 54 feet wide, will pass Earth at 1,750,000 miles.
- Three more house-sized asteroids will approach later this week.
- Asteroids are made of rock, dust, and metal leftovers from the solar system's formation.
- Most asteroids orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- Smaller asteroids often hit Earth but usually burn up in the atmosphere, causing no damage.
