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An asteroid just flew closer than GPS satellites — and we only spotted it hours before it arrived

Asteroid 2025 SU4, about 2 meters wide, passed Earth at just 20,000 kilometers away
It posed no threat, but its last-minute discovery reveals how many space rocks could be lurking nearby

Is Earth prepared for the next one?
Watch this to find out why this tiny visitor is a big wake-up call for planetary defense
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00:00An asteroid just flew past Earth, and we barely saw it coming.
00:04Asteroid 2025.
00:06SU-4, about the size of a small car, zoomed past our planet at just 20,000 kilometers away.
00:12That's closer than your GPS satellites.
00:15What's more shocking? We only spotted it less than 24 hours before it showed up.
00:20At 11.30 a.m. Moscow time, this 2-meter rock zipped by, harmless, but way too close for comfort.
00:26Experts say it wasn't big enough to cause damage.
00:29But its sudden appearance proved something chilling.
00:32Our inner solar system is crowded with small, fast-moving space rocks.
00:37And many of them can sneak up on us without warning.
00:40Today it was just a tiny visitor.
00:42But tomorrow, who knows what might be heading our way.
00:45Stay curious. Stay watching the skies.
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