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Asteroid flies close by Earth

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An asteroid whipped past the earth early on Tuesday morning around 3am NZ time.

The asteroid came closer than some of the communications satellites that orbit the planet!

The asteroid could pass the Earth again in a year’s time, but it would not hit the planet for at least another 100 years.

This asteroid is twice the size of the one that exploded over Russia in February 2013. That asteroid sent fireballs crashing to earth and injured 1200 people as its shock-wave shattered windows and damaged buildings across a wide area.

Meteor Falls over Russia

45 Responses

  1. I’m glad that it wont hit the planet for other 100 years but for the other asteroid on Australia I fell sad

  2. that is so scary i will probley not be here but its still scary and for the people who think its cool yous really dont know how dangerious commets are

  3. I agree if it wouldn’t hurt me I would really like to see that up close and the other people around too.

  4. But really ill be deid when that happens because im 11 years old!.But ill really feel sade about the people that are there Oh! and the anmails to soo sade when it hit the earth…… But RUN….. 🙁

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