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Another large asteroid passes Earth
A 250m-diameter (600ft) asteroid passed by the Earth this morning (29 January, closest approach at 0833 GMT). The asteroid, 2007 TU24, came as close as 538,000km (334,000 miles), just beyond the Moon's orbit.
Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on January 29, 2008 1:34 PM
Passing asteroid 2008 AF3
The 27-metre diameter asteroid 2008 AF3 will tonight pass by the Earth as close as the Moon (see its orbit here). In fact, it is passing so close that you can see it for yourself (from a dark site, with...
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Posted by Dr Darren Baskill (ROG Astronomer) on January 13, 2008 12:15 PM
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