Back-to-back Asteroids Harmlessly Fly Past Earth
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Science Article On Backtoback Asteroids Harmlessly Fly Past Earth Regarding Asteroid, Discovered, Distance, Dubbed, Sixth, Closest, Approach, Tracks, Laboratory, Flybys, Week , Miles, Measuring, Asteroid, Propulsion, Monday
science article on Back-to-back asteroids harmlessly fly past Earth regarding Asteroid, Discovered, Distance, Dubbed, Sixth, Closest, Approach, Tracks, Laboratory, Flybys, Week, Miles, Measuring, Asteroid, Propulsion, Monday
A newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth — just as scientists expected.
The 16-foot-long space rock, discovered on Memorial Day, passed by early Tuesday at a distance of 8,950 miles from the Earth's surface.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which tracks such flybys, said the asteroid — dubbed 2012 KT42 — was the sixth closest asteroid approach.
It was the second asteroid encounter this week. On Monday, another asteroid, measuring 69 feet across, flew by at a distance of 32,000 miles.