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Asteroid expected to pass close to Earth on Saturday
WASHINGTON D.C. (KXAN) -- Scientists looking to observe asteroids will get a rare chance this weekend. According to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, a newly discovered asteroid -- which is known as a Near-Earth Object -- will "safely" pass within only 100,000 miles on Saturday. NASA defines Near-Earth Objects as "comets and asteroids that have been nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth’s neighborhood." The office says the asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, measures between 140 feet and 310 feet in diameter. "While close approaches are a regular occurrence, one by an asteroid of this size (140-310 ft) happe

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