NASA tracks 2 asteroids passing Earth today at safe distances
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NASA is tracking two pretty large asteroids passing by Earth today.
One, called 2026 FV5, is about the size of a bus and will cruise past at 2.8 million miles away (that's 11 times farther than the moon).
The other, 2026 FC7, is roughly the size of a small airplane and will be even farther out at more than 4.5 million miles.
NASA says 0 risk, refines tracking
NASA says there is zero risk to us from these flybys.
Even though you won't spot them in the sky, scientists are using this moment to fine-tune how they track near-Earth objects and make sure we're ready for anything closer in the future.