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NASA says a ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid, which could be bigger than the Eiffel Tower, will shoot past Earth next week – Business Insider Australia

A huge asteroid, known as 2021 KT1, will make a "close approach" to Earth on June 1 at about 10:24 am EDT, according to NASA.

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  • An asteroid possibly bigger than the Eiffel Tower is expected to fly past Earth next week.
  • NASA has classified the huge space rock as “potentially hazardous.”
  • The asteroid will travel at a speed nearly equivalent to 20 times as fast as a rifle bullet.
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An asteroid that could be taller than the Eiffel Tower is expected to shoot past Earth next month.
The mammoth space rock has been classified as “potentially hazardous” by NASA, per Newsweek, though it…

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