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now what
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Bennu
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1998 OR2
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ideal touchdown
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not armageddon
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close one
Largest asteroid in over a century flies by Earth
1 Sep 2017
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2014-JO25
A massive asteroid is going to come 'very close' to Earth today
19 Apr 2017
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dark side of the moon
Large asteroid to hurtle past Earth tomorrow
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Australia
Scientists find evidence of giant asteroid that would have triggered huge earthquakes and tsunamis
18 May 2016
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TX68
An asteroid is going to swoop uncomfortably close to Earth
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mar ref
A Cork man thinks a meteor is coming to kill us all after the Yes vote
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This Irish student just got an asteroid named after him
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don't wanna miss a thing
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flyby
An asteroid the size of a mountain is passing us by right now
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Meteorite
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Voyager
Asteroid hunting probe to travel four years to potato-shaped space rock
2 Sep 2014
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apocalypse now?
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sitdown sunday
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VIDEO: Asteroid glances by earth
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Asteroid
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Asteroid
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Armageddon
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Look out below!
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Evening Wrap
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Duck!
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