{
  "question": "Was today a close asteroid flyby?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-close-asteroid-flyby",
  "verdict": "maybe",
  "headline": "KINDA",
  "answer": "Kinda — several asteroids pass Earth today, but the nearest is about 9.5 lunar distances away.",
  "details": [
    "Closest known pass today is 2026 UB1, about 9.5 lunar distances.",
    "2018 GS1 passes at roughly 11 lunar distances, around 2.6 million miles.",
    "Nothing comes inside the Moon's distance, so none is a true near miss."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Next Five Asteroid Approaches",
      "url": "https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroid-watch/next-five-approaches/"
    },
    {
      "title": "(35396) 1997 XF11",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(35396)_1997_XF11"
    },
    {
      "title": "List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2025",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth_in_2025"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-close-asteroid-flyby/2026-10-28",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T09:03:24.470Z"
}