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Asteroid 2026 JH2, about 20 meters in diameter, will fly past Earth at a distance of 57,000 miles on May 18, closer than the moon. It poses no threat and can be observed via telescope or live broadcast.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is performing a gravity assist flyby of Mars on May 15 to gain speed and adjust its trajectory toward the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. The mission will begin studying the asteroid in 2029.