Near-Earth Asteroid Breezes Past Within Moon's Orbit

A recently identified asteroid made an unthreatening close approach, passing between Earth and the lunar orbit.

Discovered 2024-02-13T13:03:44.491336-08:00 | 2024-02-13T13:03:44.491336-08:00

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