'Spooky' comet flying frightfully close to earth tonight


KUALA LUMPUR: An asteroid measuring between 290 to 650 metres is expected to fly close to earth Saturday night, coinciding with Halloween.

The National Space Agency (Angkasa) in a statement Friday said Asteroid 2015 TB145 also known as 'Spooky' was found by an astronomer from the United States' Near-Earth Object Program on Oct 10, moving at a speed of 35 km per second, 29 times faster than a bullet.

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