Astronomy
Asteroid 2004 BL86 will fly by Earth on Jan. 26, passing at a range of 1.2 million kilometers [three times the distance between the Earth and the moon]. It will be the asteroid's closest approach to Earth for the next 200 years, according to NASA scientists.
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Astronomy
Large Asteroid will fly by Earth on January 26.
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