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In Two Weeks This 50-Meter Asteroid Will Buzz Our Planet

January 30, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter  Asteroid 2012-DA14 will pass Earth closely on Feb. 15, 2013 (NASA) On February 15 a chunk of rock about 50 meters wide will whiz by Earth at nearly 8 km/s, coming within 27,680 km of our planet’s surface — closer than [...]

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Asteroid 2005 YU55 Gets Closer to Earth; “No Chance of an Impact”

November 4, 2011

Yes, it’s coming. Yes, it’s big. Yes, it will be even closer than the Moon. And yes… we’re completely safe. Remove this ad

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