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NASA Releases Stunning Video of Near-Miss Asteroid

A massive asteroid paid Earth a very close visit Tuesday and astronomers were able to capture stunning imagery of the near-miss rock, including a mini-movie put together by NASA (below).

Asteroid 2005 YU55 zoomed by the planet inside the Moon's orbit and reached its closest proximity at 6:28 p.m. ET when it came within 201,700 miles of Earth. It's the largest object on record to pass this close to us with our foreknowledge. And just like that, 2005 YU55 was zooming off into deep space once again at approximately 29,000 miles per hour.