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Huge asteroid zooming past Earth on June 27 will be visible to stargazers

The asteroid will come within 2.56 million km of Earth at 7.14pm on June 27.

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What happened The asteroid will come within 2.56 million km of Earth at 7.14pm on June 27.
The headline split The center frames it as "Huge asteroid zooming past Earth on June 27 will be visible to stargazers". The right frames it as "Asteroid to pass Earth safely on Saturday, visible to stargazers".
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CenterHuge asteroid zooming past Earth on June 27 will be visible to stargazers

The Straits Times · Center · News report

Right / center-rightAsteroid to pass Earth safely on Saturday, visible to stargazers

Daily Sabah (Turkey) · Right · News report

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The Straits TimesNews report · Jun 24, 1:43 PM

Huge asteroid zooming past Earth on June 27 will be visible to stargazers

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The asteroid will come within 2.56 million km of Earth at 7.14pm on June 27.

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Daily Sabah (Turkey)News report · Jun 24, 12:48 PM

Asteroid to pass Earth safely on Saturday, visible to stargazers

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A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or large binoculars, the European Space Agency (ESA) announc...

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Details60/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
60/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 24, 12:48 PM: Daily Sabah (Turkey) joined the source map.

Jun 24, 1:43 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.