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Near-Earth Asteroids Webcast Tonight!

Rejected submission by similar_name at 2014-02-18 00:02:51
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The online skyatching website Slooh [slooh.com] will host a live webcast about the flyby of near-Earth asteroid 2000 EM26 on Monday (Feb. 17) beginning at 9 p.m. EST (0200 Feb. 18 GMT). The huge asteroid (which is the size of three football fields) will pass at a safe 8.8 lunar distances from the Earth during its closest approach. The average distance between the Earth and moon is about 238,000 miles. Full Story: Huge Asteroid to Fly Safely By Earth Monday: Watch It Live [space.com]

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