Tags: close encounter
November 8th, 2011
Earth Prepares For Close Encounter: Asteroid The Size Of Aircraft Carrier Will Skim Past Atmosphere Today
Posted by: Barry Secrest
Published on November 8th, 2011 @ 09:26:12 am , using 656 words
Published on November 8th, 2011 @ 09:26:12 am , using 656 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
By Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior WriterSpace.com
An asteroid the size of a city block will zoom by Earth inside the orbit of the moon today (Nov. 8), but it poses no danger of smashing into our planet, scientists say.
The asteroid 2005 YU55, whic… more »
PermalinkNovember 7th, 2011
Close Encounter: Asteroid to Just Squeeze Past Earth
Posted by: Conservative Refocus
Published on November 7th, 2011 @ 10:37:50 pm , using 704 words
Published on November 7th, 2011 @ 10:37:50 pm , using 704 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
The Wall Street Journal
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid about the size of an aircraft carrier that on Tuesday will pass by Earth, within the moon's orbit, in the closest approach of such an object in a generation.
The 1,300-foot-wide asteroid… more »
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