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Asteroid that missed the Earth by inches last night was so big it had a moon

USA: The asteroid which buzzed Earth last night was so massive it had its own moon.

Stargazers around the world trained their telescopes and binoculars on asteroid 2004 BL86 and noticed a tiny baby moon orbiting it.

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