Close Encounter: Huge Asteroid to Pass Within 201,000 Miles of Earth

A 1,312-foot asteroid will soon pass within 201,000 miles of Earth, a distance closer than the Earth’s distance from the moon.

The asteroid, 2005 YU55, will make its close encounter with the Earth at 6:28 p.m. EST on Nov. 8. The object will be visible from the northern hemisphere, although it will be too dim and far...

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