Alarmist Asteroid 2007 TU24 Video

By Fraser Cain - January 28, 2008 at 10:03 PM UTC | Planetary Science

At the time I'm writing this, asteroid 2007 TU24 has nearly passed the Earth. As we've been

hammering on

here

on Universe Today, the Earth is completely safe. Only if you have a telescope and

know exactly where to look

, will you stand a chance of spotting the flyby.

Even though he

posted a video last week

, debunking the collision claims,

Bad Astronomer

and (former) friend Phil Plait seems to have recanted.

Lowest form of life? Ouch.

Thanks to IronmanAustralia for the laugh. I'm still wiping the tears out of my eyes.

On another note, this is the first time I've tried embedding a YouTube video in Universe Today. I'm sure I've messed it up somehow. Let me know if you like this, and want more.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.