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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week ABC NewsVideo: Asteroid collides with Earth, explodes above Russia India TodayAsteroid moving fast towards Earth, on collision course, expected to hit at 9:45 PM IST tonight Business TodayTiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024 Space.com

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