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A bus-sized asteroid (2026 HJ1) will pass Earth on April 21, 2026. NASA says it is safe, with no impact risk. Know what it is, why it’s approaching Earth and how it is being tracked by NASA.
NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history."
People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.
A small near-earth asteroid is expected to make a close pass by Earth on 21 April 2026, according to data reportedly shared by NASA. The object has be.
The asteroid Apophis will pass close to Earth in 2029 and will be visible without a telescope, revealing unique changes on its surface.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be unveiled as the agency prepares to launch the observatory into the cosmos potentially in 2026.