Small Asteroid Flew Safely Past Earth Today

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 16:31 in Astronomy & Space

A small asteroid designated 2016 RB1 safely flew past Earth today, Sept. 7, at a distance of about 25,000 miles (just less than 1/10th the distance of Earth to the moon).

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