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NASA Says 37-Metre Long Asteroid Will Make ‘Near-Earth Approach’ Today – LADbible
It’s about the length of two lorries
A 37-metre long asteroid will make a ‘near-Earth approach’ today (8 September), NASA has confirmed.
The NEO (near-Earth object), known as 2020 PT4, will move past the Earth and the Moon at a distance of just over one million miles away – which in the context of space definitely counts as ‘near’.
The space rock, which is about the length of two lorries, will also be hurtling along at a speed of around 28,090 miles per hour (12.56 kilometres per second).
The asteroid is making a ‘near-Earth ap…
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