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NASA says an asteroid three times the size of Big Ben will skim past Earth next week

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A huge asteroid is set to skim past our planet next week, NASA has revealed. The asteroid, dubbed 441987 (2010 NY65), is estimated to measure around 140 m - 310 metres in diameter.

At the higher end of that estimate, it indicates the asteroid is over three times the size of London’s Big Ben! The space rock is set to pass us on June 24 at 07:44 BST, at which point it will be 2.3 million mies from Earth.

While that might sound far, it’s classed as a ‘close approach’ by NASA. During the passing, the asteroid will be travelling at staggering speeds of up to 12.89 kilometres/second.

That’s around 14 times faster than a bullet! Thankfully, the chances of 441987 (2010 NY65) hitting us are extremely low. NASA explained: “No one should be overly

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