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An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites.
An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites.
Aylin WoodwardMar 6, 2021, 04:57 IST
An artist's illustration of asteroids flying by Earth.Peter Carril/ESA
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Earth Friday night.
The space rock is more than 1,100 feet wide — wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall.
When Apophis returns in 2029, its path could intersect with high-altitude
satellites in Earth's orbit.
An asteroid nearly four football fields wide is about to zoom by Earth.