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Brandon Specktor

Newly discovered asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will zoom between Earth and the moon on Saturday

Earth the Great Pyramid of Giza NASA ESA
An artist's rendering of a large asteroid above the Earth.

A skyscraper-size asteroid discovered two weeks ago will zoom between Earth and the moon on Saturday (June 29). At its closest approach, the space rock will pass within roughly 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of our planet — about three-quarters the average distance between Earth and the moon.

The asteroid, named 2024 MK, is estimated to measure about 480 feet (146 meters) across, which is greater than the height of a 40-story building or the Great Pyramid of Giza. 

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