Asteroid May Hold Clues to Origins of Earth

Western Mail › November 09, 2011

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AN ASTEROID which was set last night to come closer to the Earth than any other of its size in 35 years could reveal information about how our planet is formed.

The 1,300ft wide space rock, 2005 YU55, is the size of an aircraft carrier and was predicted to whizz past Earth at 11.28pm last night.

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Asteroid May Hold Clues to Origins of Earth

The last time a space rock this large came as close to Earth was in 1976, and such an even...

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