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NASA watches a car-sized asteroid sweep past Earth at lunar-scale range

When an asteroid approaching the Earth flies through the planet in a passage that is as close as the EarthMoon neighborhood, the least significant consequence is drama. It is calibration: an ...
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Small asteroid detected hours after it passed closer to Earth than some satellites

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2025 TF flew past Earth at an altitude similar to that of the International Space Station, but was not spotted by ...
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NASA is watching a plane-sized asteroid fly past Earth within lunar distance

NASA Is Watching a Plane-Sized Asteroid Fly Past Earth Within Lunar Distance ...
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Sneaky asteroid zooms past Antarctica closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn't catch it until hours after

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The near-Earth asteroid 2025 TF (red crosshairs) came about as close to Earth as the ...
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Asteroid zooms past Earth unnoticed in ‘one of the closest approaches ever’

An asteroid about the size of a small building zoomed past Earth unnoticed by astronomers last week, coming as close to the Earth’s surface as the International Space Station, according to the ...