Asteroid the size of a house flies by Earth, creating 'precious' opportunity for scientists - CNN

Asteroid 2022 GN1 flew within 79,000 miles of Earth, about 33% of the way to the moon. Its close flyby was not a safety concern, but did give scientists an exciting opportunity to view and asteroid up close.

(CNN)An asteroid the size of a small house flew by Earth Tuesday evening. The space rock came within 79,000 miles (127,000 kilometers) of Earth, or about one-third of the distance between the moon a… [+2425 chars]

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