Bus-sized asteroid 2026 EG1 to skim past Earth in a near-miss
A newly discovered bus-sized asteroid named 2026 EG1, about 10–22 meters across, will pass within about 1 lunar distance of Earth late on March 12 (closest approach around 11:27 p.m. EDT / 0327 GMT March 13), traveling at roughly 21,513 mph. Discovered March 8, it poses no threat; NASA tracks thousands of near-Earth objects and continues defense planning with help from observatories like Vera Rubin.