Massive asteroid to pass by Earth at weekend

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Massive asteroid to pass by Earth at weekend.

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Hi Vanessa. Thanks for sharing this news from BBC about the large asteroid 2023 DZ2. Here is another link from Space.com which includes a live stream video to watch the asteroid. Thanks for finding and sharing this with us Vanessa and I hope that you and Sophia have a wonderful weekend.
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A bit scary. But it gives us earthlings a chance to learn how to deflect these objects....
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