Huge asteroid to make close encounter with Earth

A huge asteroid will have a close encounter with Earth this weekend, but astronomers say there is no danger of an impact.

A huge asteroid will have a close encounter with Earth this weekend, but astronomers say there is no danger of an impact.

The asteroid, known as 2004 XP14, will whiz by about 269,000 miles from the Earth, slightly further away than the moon.

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