Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth

A big asteroid zoomed past Earth and the moon early Dec. 4, setting it up for another close pass in 2028.

By: Space.com

Dec 10 2024
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Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth — Asteroid the size of 3 million

Earth got a relatively close shave this morning (Dec. 4), as a sizable space rock zipped by just 1.4 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) away. The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest appro… [+2415 chars]

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