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Newly Discovered Asteroid Sparks Close Earth Flyby This Week

A freshly discovered asteroid will pass unusually close to Earth soon, visible via amateur telescopes and livestreams, spotlighting detection challenges.

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  • Newly Discovered Asteroid Set for Close Earth Flyby This Week
  • A newly detected asteroid will pass unusually close to Earth in the coming days, offering both a rare spectacle for skywatchers and a reminder of how little time somet...
  • The real news: this is not a theoretical threat, nor a distant blip. Instead, it’s a live event, with the asteroid’s passage visible to anyone with a modest telescope—...
  • Analysis: The short runway between discovery and flyby underscores how many near-Earth objects slip past detection until they’re almost upon us. While most such astero...

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