Summary
NASA is keeping an eye on two asteroids passing near Earth today. The smaller one, named 2026 BB4, is the size of a house and will come closest at 844,000 miles away. The larger one, 2026 BJ1, is about the size of a plane and will pass within 3.07 million miles.
Key Facts
- NASA is monitoring two asteroids, 2026 BB4 and 2026 BJ1, near Earth.
- 2026 BB4 measures about 54 feet across and will come within 844,000 miles of Earth.
- 2026 BJ1 is about 220 feet wide and will pass 3.07 million miles from Earth.
- Asteroids are small rocky bodies from the solar system's formation, located mainly between Mars and Jupiter.
- Near-Earth objects are asteroids that come within 120 million miles of the sun.
- Potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) are those passing within 4.6 million miles of Earth's orbit.
- Currently, no PHAs are expected to hit Earth.
