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An asteroid the size of a car grazed the Earth over Antarctica

An asteroid the size of a car grazed the Earth over Antarctica

Before sunrise on October 1, 2025, a tiny asteroid labeled “2025 TF” skimmed above Antarctica at an altitude near 266 miles, roughly the same orbit used by the International Space Station. The closest approach occurred at 00:47:26 UTC with an uncertainty of 18 seconds. The rock was only about 3 to 10 feet wide, too small to pose serious danger …

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