{"id":94228,"date":"2026-03-13T05:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/bus-sized-asteroid-will-fly-past-earth-tonight-mere-days-after-being-discovered-heres-what-to-expect\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T05:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:56:46","slug":"bus-sized-asteroid-will-fly-past-earth-tonight-mere-days-after-being-discovered-heres-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/bus-sized-asteroid-will-fly-past-earth-tonight-mere-days-after-being-discovered-heres-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus-sized asteroid will fly past Earth tonight mere days after being discovered. Here&#8217;s what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" wp_automatic_readability=\"87.11829653\">\n<p id=\"bdf3b1dc-1692-44a8-bfb6-9e89dcd72b26\">A newly discovered bus-sized asteroid is set to buzz Earth late<strong> <\/strong>on March 12, passing closer than the moon as it zips silently beneath Antarctica, posing no risk to our planet or its natural satellite.<\/p>\n<p>The solar system <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html\"><u>asteroid<\/u><\/a> will make its closest approach to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\"><u>Earth<\/u><\/a> at 11:27 p.m. EDT on March 12 (0327 GMT on March 13), when it will pass 197,466 miles (317,791 kilometers) from the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"bdf3b1dc-1692-44a8-bfb6-9e89dcd72b26-2\">At the point of closest approach NASA estimates that the 32-72 foot-wide (10-22 meters) asteroid \u2014 designated <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ssd.jpl.nasa.gov\/tools\/sbdb_lookup.html#\/?sstr=2026%20EG1&amp;view=VOPC\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/ssd.jpl.nasa.gov\/tools\/sbdb_lookup.html#\/?sstr=2026%20EG1&amp;view=VOPC\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><u>2026 EG1<\/u><\/a> \u2014 will be travelling at a blistering 21,513 miles per hour (34,621 kilometers per hour) relative to Earth and will swiftly pass us by, after performing a distant flyby of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html\"><u>the moon<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"b617afd9-0ba9-40fc-93df-6188804ece7c\">Initial observations following its discovery on March 8 reveal that 2026 EG1 follows a 655-day elliptical orbit around the sun, during which it ranges from an innermost point within Earth&#8217;s orbit to well beyond the path of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\"><u>Mars<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2026 EG1&#8217;s next closest planetary approach won&#8217;t take place until Sept. 13, 2186, when it will pass approximately 7.5 million miles (12.1 million km) from the surface of Mars. The wandering asteroid is just one of over 41,000 near-Earth asteroids currently being tracked by NASA and its partners \u2014 a figure that will likely rise significantly thanks to the efforts of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/vera-rubin-observatory-broad-views-universe\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/vera-rubin-observatory-broad-views-universe\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/vera-rubin-observatory-broad-views-universe\"><u>Vera Rubin Observatory<\/u><\/a>, which has already discovered <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/astronomy\/asteroids\/vera-rubin-observatory-discovers-the-fastest-spinning-asteroid-ever-and-its-huge\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/astronomy\/asteroids\/vera-rubin-observatory-discovers-the-fastest-spinning-asteroid-ever-and-its-huge\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/astronomy\/asteroids\/vera-rubin-observatory-discovers-the-fastest-spinning-asteroid-ever-and-its-huge\"><u>2,000 hitherto unknown<\/u><\/a> solar system bodies with its initial dataset.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this staggering number, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/asteroid-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/asteroid-watch\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><u>NASA&#8217;s Center for Near Earth Object Studies<\/u><\/a> has predicted that no major asteroid strikes capable of causing serious damage will occur on our planet in the next 100 years<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\"><u>NASA<\/u><\/a> and its partners are working on ways to protect Earth in the event of a potential asteroid strike <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/planetary-defense-asteroid-impact-scenario-exercise-2021\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/planetary-defense-asteroid-impact-scenario-exercise-2021\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/planetary-defense-asteroid-impact-scenario-exercise-2021\"><u>by holding mock scenarios<\/u><\/a> to improve worldwide messaging and response, while also executing <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/asteroid-comet-missions\/nasas-asteroid-smashing-spacecraft-managed-to-alter-target-space-rocks-orbit-around-the-sun\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/asteroid-comet-missions\/nasas-asteroid-smashing-spacecraft-managed-to-alter-target-space-rocks-orbit-around-the-sun\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/asteroid-comet-missions\/nasas-asteroid-smashing-spacecraft-managed-to-alter-target-space-rocks-orbit-around-the-sun\"><u>ground-breaking asteroid redirect missions<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-C5xKC85G4fAhTL6x8EeXi7\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-C5xKC85G4fAhTL6x8EeXi7 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\" wp_automatic_readability=\"29\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/bus-sized-asteroid-will-fly-past-earth-tonight-mere-days-after-being-discovered-heres-what-to-expect-march-12-2026\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly discovered bus-sized asteroid is set to buzz Earth late on March 12, passing closer than the moon as it zips silently beneath Antarctica, posing no risk to our planet or its natural satellite. 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