Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.

Thanks to the discovery of yet another near-Earth asteroid, the tally now stands at a whopping 40,000, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). “The number of discoveries is rising exponentially, ...

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