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'Bus-sized' asteroid travelling at 30,000mph to skim past Earth

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2025 BS4 will make a close approach to Earth on Tuesday, January 28 .

The asteroid is projected to pass Earth at a safe distance of about 511,000 miles , twice the gap between Earth and the moon .

NASA data reveals that 37,264 near- Earth asteroids have been identified and are under surveillance.