Article 3FFBN Asteroid passing close to Earth today – no need to worry

Asteroid passing close to Earth today – no need to worry

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The space rock 2018 CB is up to 40m long and will come within 64,000km of the planet's surface

An asteroid is headed our way - the second this week - but there's no need to worry.

The newly discovered space rock will pass within 39,000 miles (63,000km) of Earth on Friday evening GMT. That's less than one-fifth the distance to the moon.

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