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Jack Birle, Breaking News Reporter


NextImg:NASA says five asteroids passing Earth this week

Five asteroids will near Earth within the next four days, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The five asteroids will come within 4.6 million miles of Earth, but none of them are expected to come close enough to affect or harm the planet. The asteroids range from the size of a bus to the size of a plane.

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The next asteroid to approach Earth is 2021 JA5, which is the size of a house at approximately 59 feet and will get within 3.17 million miles of Earth when it approaches on Wednesday.

Following 2021 JA5, the asteroid named 2023 QC5 will approach Earth as close as 2.53 million miles away on Friday. This asteroid is approximately 83 feet and is the size of an airplane.

FILE - This undated image made available by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/CSA/York/MDA via AP)


The next asteroid to approach Earth will also pass by the planet on Friday, getting as close as 3.56 million miles away from Earth. This asteroid, known as 2020 GE, is approximately 26 feet, or the size of a bus.

Asteroid 2023 QE8 will approach Earth on Sunday when it comes within 946,000 miles. This asteroid is approximately 170 feet.

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2023 QF6, at 68 feet, will get within 1.65 million miles of Earth on Sunday.

The space agency regularly updates its list of approaches on its website for the Jet Propulsion Lab, showing which asteroids are coming near Earth.