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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 happenedThe asteroid will come within 2.56 million km of Earth at 7.14pm on June 27.
The headline splitThe 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
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Right / center-rightAsteroid to pass Earth safely on Saturday, visible to stargazers
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...