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Three asteroids give Earth a close shave in a single week

20-Sep-2017

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Last week three never-before-seen asteroids were discovered whizzing by Earth significantly closer than the vast majority of passing space rocks.

The closest and smallest piece of space Asteroid 2017 SR2 which is about the size of a bus whipped by about 55,000 miles (88,500 kilometers) from us.

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