"Multiple Large Asteroids Set to Approach Earth in Close Encounters"
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A football stadium-size asteroid named 2008 OS7 will make its closest approach to Earth for more than 100 years on Feb. 2, passing by at a distance of around 1.77 million miles. Despite being classified as "potentially hazardous," it poses no threat of impact. The asteroid's highly elliptical orbit means its distance from Earth varies widely during close approaches. NASA has identified around 25,000 potentially hazardous asteroids, with one expected to hit Earth every 20,000 years.
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