Newly Found Asteroid the Size of a Bus to Buzz Earth Today

Newly Found Asteroid the Size of a Bus to Buzz Earth Today
2017 YZ4, an asteroid discovered on Christmas Day, will fly past the Earth Thursday, Dec. 28. NASA / graphic design Tom Ozimek / Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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An asteroid about the size of a bus and first spotted on Christmas Day will buzz by Earth today at a speed of 21,000 mph, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Named 2017 YZ4, the space object will barrel by the Earth at a distance of just 139,433 miles (224,000km)— a near miss in terms of astrological measurements.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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