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NASA monitors an asteroid that was recently discovered and has a “small chance” of hitting Earth in 2046


According to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, a recently discovered asteroid about the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a "small chance" of hitting Earth in 23 years with a possible impact on Valentine's Day in 2046

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