Astronomers say the asteroid, which passed by at 8:44 p.m., could have struck the Pacific Ocean with the force of a nuclear blast.
Scientists say the same asteroid will likely pass by earth again, so we're not out of the woods yet. The frightening part is that the asteroid was only discovered by Australian astronomers last Friday.
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