"Close Encounters: Recent Near-Earth Asteroid Flybys Revealed"
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An asteroid the size of a bus, named 2024 DW, passed by Earth at a distance of 140,000 miles, closer than the moon. Estimated to be 42 feet in diameter and traveling at over 40,000 miles per hour, it was classified as a near-Earth object (NEO) and tracked by NASA. While it posed no danger, the potential impact of asteroids remains a concern, with NASA monitoring such objects through its online tracker.
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