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After MISSING this dangerous asteroid completely, NASA tracks latest one on the horizon
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After MISSING this dangerous asteroid completely, NASA tracks latest one on the horizon

[ad_1] An asteroid flew past Earth at an extremely close distance, but was seemingly missed by all space agencies! NASA revealed that the asteroid in question, Asteroid 2023 NT1, made its closest approach to Earth on July 13 when it entered Earth's 60,000-mile radius, which is 4 times closer than the Moon! It was not a small rock either, as scientists later revealed it was nearly 200 feet wide, about 4 times the size of the Chelyabinsk asteroid that caused massive damage in Russia. The space rock was found by the Asteroid Terrestrials-Impacts Last Alert System (ATLAS) observatory in South Africa on July 15.NASA has also revealed details about an asteroid that will pass the planet at a close distance soon. But will it impact? Read on to find out. When will it pass Earth?According to the ...