Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at a distance of 0.130 lunar distances (0.00034 AU / 50 900 km / 31 600 miles) from the center of our planet at 22:59 UTC on May 14, 2026, becoming the 6th closest known asteroid flyby within 1 LD recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 44 500 km (27 700 miles) above Earth’s surface.
Asteroid 2026 JH2 is expected to pass Earth at a distance of 0.237 LD (0.00061 AU / 91 300 km / 56 700 miles) from the center of our planet at 21:23 UTC on May 18, 2026. Its closest point will be about 84 900 km (52 700 miles) above Earth’s surface.
Asteroid 2026 JM2 passed Earth at a distance of 0.114 LD (0.00029 AU / 43 800 km / 27 200 miles), from the center of our planet at 13:06 UTC on May 7, 2026, becoming the 4th closest known asteroid flyby within 1 lunar distance recorded so far this year. At its closest, the object was about 37 400 km (23 200 miles) above Earth’s surface, about 1 600 km (1 000 miles) outside the altitude used by geostationary satellites.
A very bright fireball was seen over the skies of eastern Tasmania at approximately 11:28 UTC (21:28 LT) on May 10, 2026.
Asteroid 2026 JO flew past Earth at a distance of 0.347 LD (0.00089 AU / 133 560 km / 83 000 miles), from the center of our planet at 05:04 UTC on May 9, 2026. At its closest, the object was about 126 970 km (78 900 miles) above Earth’s surface.
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on the night of May 5-6, but strong moonlight will sharply reduce visible rates during this year’s maximum. Under ideal dark skies, the shower can produce up to about 50 meteors per hour, but bright moonlight in 2026 is expected to keep observed rates below 5 meteors per hour.
A bright fireball entered the atmosphere above Vancouver Island, Canada, at 07:12 UTC on April 29, 2026, before fragmenting above the Pacific Ocean west of Yuquot. NASA placed the object’s speed at 29.5 km/s, or about 106 200 km/h (65 900 mph), and its final visible altitude at 62 km (38.6 miles).
A very bright fireball was seen over Buenos Aires and surrounding regions at approximately 22:51 LT on April 27, 2026, producing a brief but intense light visible across the Río de la Plata region. The event was recorded by security cameras and widely observed in Argentina and Uruguay.
Asteroid 2026 HZ4 passed Earth at a distance of 0.077 LD (0.00020 AU / 29 709 km / 18 460 miles) from the center of our planet at 12:13 UTC on April 24, 2026, becoming the second-closest known asteroid flyby within 1 lunar distance recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 23 338 km (14 501 miles) above Earth’s surface, placing it inside the orbit of geostationary satellites.
Earth will intersect the Lyrid meteor stream on April 22, 2026, marking the peak of this annual celestial event, with meteor rates averaging 10–20 per hour under optimal conditions. The event is best observed during the pre-dawn hours when the radiant in the constellation Lyra reaches a higher elevation.
