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NASA Tracks Two Asteroids Safely Passing Earth Today

2/22/2025

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NASA is keeping a close eye on two asteroids zooming past Earth today. The smaller "2025 DQ," about the size of a car, will whiz by at a distance of 186,000 miles, while the larger "2012 DZ," measuring up to 118 feet, will glide by at 662,000 miles. Thankfully, neither poses any threat to our planet.

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NASA is keeping a close eye on two asteroids zooming past Earth today. The smaller "2025 DQ," about the size of a car, will whiz by at a distance of 186,000 miles, while the larger "2012 DZ," measuring up to 118 feet, will glide by at 662,000 miles. Thankfully, neither poses any threat to our planet.