Asteroids to make close passes by Earth and moon this weekend.
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An asteroid the size of an airliner, dubbed "city killer," will pass harmlessly between the Earth and the moon on Saturday evening. The asteroid, 2023 DZ2, will pass at a distance of over 100,000 miles, less than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. Astronomers from the International Asteroid Warning Network will be monitoring and learning from this asteroid, which is not on the European Space Agency's risk list.
- An airplane-sized asteroid will pass between the Earth and moon's orbits Saturday NPR
- 'City killer' asteroid to pass between Earth and moon's orbits this weekend CNN
- Watch skyscraper-sized asteroid zoom near Earth tonight (March 25) in free livestream Space.com
- Planetary scientist who redirects asteroids with NASA discusses Asteroid 2023 DZ2 Phys.org
- An Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth on Saturday Abccolumbia.com
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