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Everything We Know About Asteroid JH2, the Washington Monument-Sized Space Rock That Just Flew Between Earth and the Moon

Scientists say the asteroid was never going to hit us, which is nice, since they only spotted it days before it passed.

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Last week, researchers discovered an asteroid roughly the size of the Washington Monument rapidly approaching Earth. And now it’s gone. It whipped past us on the night of May 18, close enough to slide between Earth and the moon. Unless you spend your evenings refreshing NASA databases or following live updates on your social media hellhole of choice, you probably had no idea it was even there.

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An Asteroid the Size of the Washington Monument Just Flew Between Earth and the Moon

CNN reports that the asteroid, officially named 2026 JH2, was first spotted on May 10 by........

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