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A super close asteroid is passing by us RIGHT NOW – Bay 93.9
At this very moment, a newly discovered asteroid is passing extremely close to Earth – it will come closer than the moon and even closer than some satellites orbiting us!
Called ‘2020 SW’, at its closest it will be only 27,000km away – which sounds like a lo…
At this very moment, a newly discovered asteroid is passing extremely close to Earth – it will come closer than the moon and even closer than some satellites orbiting us!
Called ‘2020 SW’, at its closest it will be only 27,000km away – which sounds like a lot if you’re comparing it to your drive home or a flight to Europe when borders open again – but that’s just a mere 7% of the distance to the moon.
Image of 2020 SW (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
It’s about the size of a bus but thankfully will be a cl…
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