Motherfuckers with their clickbait headlines. 4.3 million miles aqway is not "near earth", damnit. The one that passed earth last week (technologyreview.com) was only 45,000 miles away. That's really close. If a distance from earth looks like an odometer reading, its close.
Motherfuckers with their clickbait headlines. 4.3 million miles aqway is not "near earth", damnit. The [one that passed earth last week](https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614027/a-huge-asteroid-flew-very-close-to-earth-last-week-how-did-we-miss-it/) was only 45,000 miles away. That's really close. If a distance from earth looks like an odometer reading, its close.
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