Asteroid 2022 UY1 zooms past Earth
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Image Credit: NASA
Earth has had some close calls with asteroids in the last few months. Today, an asteroid named 2022 UY1 flew past Earth at 10:47 am IST, at a distance of 6.87 million km. It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. Fortunately, this Near Earth Object (NEO) didn't cause any harm as it crossed us at a safe distance.
