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2023 BU to Pass Close by Earth Today

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Tom Patton
Jan 26, 2023
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NASA systems are predicting that a small asteroid will pass close to Earth this week. The asteroid, designated 2023 BU, is about the size of a box truck and is predicted to make one of the closest approaches by a near-Earth object ever recorded.

“Scout quickly ruled out 2023 BU as an impactor, but despite the very few observations, it was nonetheless abl…

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