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Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles

Headline from NBC New York, from the development of Feb 1, 2024

Newest development Feb 2, 2024 · 3 reportsSkyscraper-Sized Asteroid to Fly by Earth

An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.

NBC New York's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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    Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles

    Headline from NBC New York ·

  2. Newest

    Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid to Fly by Earth

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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  1. NBC New York

    Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.

  2. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7M miles (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.

  3. Fox32 Chicago

    Skyscraper-size asteroid expected to pass by Earth Friday (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    There’s no risk of it hitting our planet since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. Don’t worry: There’s no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Skyscraper-size asteroid to buzz safely past Earth (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    There’s no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.

  6. The Guardian

    Skyscraper-sized asteroid to pass within 1.7m miles of Earth on Friday (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nasa says it will be a harmless flyby by the giant rock, one of several near-Earth objects slated to swing by the planet this week

  7. Fox News

    Asteroid larger than New York's Empire State Building to buzz Earth on Friday (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An asteroid, dubbed 2008 OS7, about the size of a skyscraper, will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. Despite its size, it poses no threat, officials say.

  8. New York Post

    Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building to buzz past Earth Friday (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. There's no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.

  9. Voice of America

    Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid to Fly by Earth (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Scientists say there isn’t much to worry about as the asteroid will not enter Earth’s atmosphere

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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