An asteroid headed close to Earth the day before election day

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NEW YORK – It looks like 2020 will not let go.

Scientists say an asteroid is expected to zoom uncomfortably close to Earth the day before Election Day.

The celestial object, known as 2018 VP1, is expected to buzz Earth on November 2, according to the Center for Near Objects Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

According to NASA, 2018 VP1 is a very small asteroid whose orbit passes through Earth’s orbit. Computer simulations indicated no imminent likelihood of collision.

It revolves around the sun every 731 days and is roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

The space agency claims that “based on 21 observations spanning 12,968 days,” there is only a 0.41% chance that the asteroid will enter Earth’s atmosphere. If it enters the atmosphere, they say it will disintegrate due to its extremely small size.