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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Monday, May 18th, 2026. And we begin with an asteroid, the size of a blue whale,

zipping by Earth this afternoon. As we mentioned Friday, the newly discovered space rock,

by the name of 26, J.H2, is making a surprisingly close flyby, and you can watch it in real

time from the comfort of your couch.

Its closest approach will be at 5.23 p.m. Eastern Time, when it passes within 56,628 miles of us,

which is one quarter of the distance to the moon. You can catch all the action live,

courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project. The link is on our website.

No bots on board. That's the new rule from Southwest.

About a week ago, we told you about B-Bopp, a humanoid that flew the carrier in its own seat,

from Oakland to San Diego, after its handler agreed to remove the power source. A few days later,

Stewie took to the skies with a workaround. Instead of cutting his juice, Stui's owner swapped

its battery for a smaller one that complied with flight regulations. The robot entertained fellow

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