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Asteroid 2019 R91 came within 23,238 miles of Earth’s surface on Thursday but went undetected. According to the NASA, asteroid 2019 R91 was travelling at speeds of 57,937mph and it came closer than some satellites orbiting the Earth.
Classified as potentially hazardous asteroid by NASA’s CNEOS, the space rock dubbed as 2019 GT3 zoom past the Earth on Friday at around 9:51 am (IST). Asteroid 2019 GT3 was powerful enough to destroy an entire city during an impact event.
The Police in Devon and Cornwall in the UK are investigating a mysterious bright object spotted falling across the night sky over the south coast. Two 'fireballs' sparked several 999 calls, with witnesses suspecting there could have been a plane crash.