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Bombay students discover closest asteroid flyby of Earth ever recorded, expert confirm – ClickLancashire
This is the closest flyby ever recorded.
The 2020 2020 QG, the closest to Earth, passed on Sunday.
The SUV-sized asteroid that zoomed past just 2,950 km above the Earth’s surface on August 16), disturbing the gravity, was discovered by two students of IIT-Bombay, hailing from Pune and Haryana, officials said here on Thursday.
An asteroid the size of a Ford Bronco just swung by Earth in the closest recorded flyby of a celestial object yet.
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