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NASA Tracks 67-Meter Asteroid Flyby, Safe at 1.4 Mkm

6/18/2026

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NASA will track asteroid 2003 LN6 as it passes Earth on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 1.4 million kilometers.
The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies estimates the asteroid is up to 67 meters wide.
The asteroid will not endanger Earth because it stays over one million kilometers away, beyond the Moon’s 387,000 kilometers.
The flyby coincides with the yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a date some Chabad members view as messianic despite no official designation.

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NASA will track asteroid 2003 LN6 as it passes Earth on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 1.4 million kilometers.
The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies estimates the asteroid is up to 67 meters wide.
The asteroid will not endanger Earth because it stays over one million kilometers away, beyond the Moon’s 387,000 kilometers.
The flyby coincides with the yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a date some Chabad members view as messianic despite no official designation.