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- A bus-sized asteroid named 2026 EG1 will pass Earth on March 12, 2026, at a distance of 197,466 miles.
- European Space Agency (ESA) monitors such objects to prevent threats to Earth and its satellites.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tracks over 41,000 near-Earth asteroids.
- Asteroid 2024 YR4 will pass at over 20,000 kilometers, with its trajectory confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
