Summary
NASA is watching a small asteroid about the size of a house that will pass near Earth today. This asteroid, called 2026 GA2, will come within 848,000 miles of Earth as it moves at about 23,500 miles per hour. Other asteroids of similar size are also passing close to Earth in the next few days.
Key Facts
- The asteroid 2026 GA2 is about 45 feet wide.
- It will pass Earth at a distance of about 848,000 miles.
- Its speed is approximately 23,500 miles per hour.
- Two other asteroids named 2026 GT and 2026 GA1 will also pass near Earth soon.
- NASA tracks near-Earth objects (NEOs) that come within 120 million miles of the sun.
- Most NEOs do not come close enough to Earth to pose a danger.
- Some asteroids are labeled potentially hazardous if they come within 4.6 million miles of Earth’s orbit.
- No known potentially hazardous asteroids are expected to hit Earth in the near future.
