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SCIENCEJun 26 · 19:09 UTCWDIV CLICKONDETROITAdithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend

A large asteroid named 1997 NC1, approximately 2,461 to 5,413 feet wide, will pass Earth at a distance of 1.6 million miles this Saturday. The European Space Agency and NASA confirm it poses no danger, with its next close approach not expected until 2133. Similar-sized asteroids, like 1994 PC1 in 2022, have previously passed safely.

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