Leap day asteroid zooms harmlessly past Earth

Space rock, about the size of a house, had no chance of hitting us, experts say

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This NASA graphic depicts the orbit of asteroid 2012 DS32, which zoomed past Earth on Wednesday.

updated 2 hours 45 minutes ago

 

A small asteroid about the size of a house made one cosmic leap past Earth Wednesday, just in time for leap day.

The newfound asteroid 2012 DS32 posed no chance of hitting our planet but made an evening pass to mark this special day for Earth, NASA scientists said.

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