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An asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth the day before the election – CBS News
The object has only a tiny chance of reaching Earth’s atmosphere — but NASA isn’t worried.
An asteroid is due to pass extremely close to Earth, just ahead of Election Day in November. But there’s no reason to worry — NASA says this space rock poses no risk to our planet.
Asteroid 2018 VP1 will zoom past Earth on November 2, one day before Americans vote for the next president. In a year where unpredictable disasters have seemingly become routine, NASA is working hard to calm fears of a potential collision.
According to the space agency, even if this asteroid did hit Earth’s atmosphe…
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