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Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says

A newly discovered asteroid may make a perilously close approach to Earth about 20 years from now, with a roughly 1-in-600 chance that the space rock will collide directly with our planet, NASA officials said this week. 

While that’s a higher-than-average risk level for near-Earth asteroids, it’s still a “very small chance” of impact, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office tweeted (opens in new tab) — and that risk level is expected to decline as clearer observations of the asteroid become available.

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