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NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth

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Plane-sized asteroid expected to whiz past Earth today at a speed of 45,991 miles per hour .

Space rock known as " 2025 GH ," estimated to be about 120 feet across, will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 562,000 miles .

Four other asteroids will be zipping past our planet today , including three plane-sized space rocks and a bus-sized one.

Asteroids are classified as potentially hazardous asteroids, and are closely monitored by NASA .