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IIT Bombay students spot closest Asteroid to fly past earth

August 22, 2020 By India People Blog
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Students of IIT Bombay have spotted a car-sized space rock(Asteroid), named 2020 QG, passed by our planet on Sunday, August 16. Its discovery has since created a lot of buzz around the world, as scientists had no clue about this passerby until it crossed us.
Soon after its discovery, the asteroid was declared to be the only asteroid to fly past Earth at such close proximity. As per NASA, it flew 2,950 kilometres above the southern Indian Ocean.

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Updated by Manasi Kurtadikar

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