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Asteroid makes one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded

After being discovered merely a week earlier by an amateur astronomer in Crimea, an asteroid the size of a truck has made one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded. Eric Sorensen explains why the space rock wasn't a threat, and the importance of keeping an eye on happenings in outer space.
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