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Asteroid Detected 30 Hours Out Will Skim Earth Tonight at 80,500 Miles

Discovered by automated sky surveys just 30 hours before closest approach, Asteroid 2026 UE2 is making a safe sub-lunar flyby at one-third the distance to the Moon.

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  1. How Asteroid 2026 UE2 Skimmed Inside the Moon's Orbit With 30 Hours Notice
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Flagged by automated sky survey telescopes just 30 hours before its closest approach, Asteroid 2026 UE2 safely skimmed past Earth at 80,500 miles, roughly a third of the distance to the Moon.

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