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'Bus-sized' asteroid to pass by Earth
short by Garima Garg / on Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
A small near-Earth asteroid, named 2026 HJ1, will pass safely by Earth on April 21, according to NASA data. It is estimated to be about 23 feet wide, roughly the size of a bus. The object will pass at a distance of about 6,43,000 km (around 4,00,000 miles), well beyond the Moon's orbit, posing no threat to Earth.
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