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NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

by Marcia Dunn
| December 3, 2020 4:12 AM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday.

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