Don’t panic: 100ft-wide asteroid set for close encounter with Earth

Scientists are urging people not to panic after learning a 100ft-wide asteroid could be about to brush by the Earth at a distance close enough to threaten orbiting satellites.
Don’t panic: 100ft-wide asteroid set for close encounter with Earth

The space rock, named 2013 TX68, is expected to make its nearest approach to Earth next Tuesday.

But the precise timing of its visit and trajectory will not be known until after the event.

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